diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 3a028a7b..56575d24 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
   contain systemd::install
 
   if $default_target {
-    $target = shell_escape($default_target)
+    $target = stdlib::shell_escape($default_target)
     service { $target:
       ensure => 'running',
       enable => true,
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index ec7ce2ee..3763157c 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "dependencies": [
     {
       "name": "puppetlabs/stdlib",
-      "version_requirement": ">= 8.5.0 < 10.0.0"
+      "version_requirement": ">= 9.0.0 < 10.0.0"
     },
     {
       "name": "puppetlabs/inifile",