diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 611581710d..77d952f574 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, ruby | ruby-interpreter,
  postgresql,
  redis-server (>= 2:2.8~),
  nodejs (>= 4~),
- gitlab-shell (>= 2.6.5),
+ gitlab-shell (>= 2.6.9),
  ruby-rails (>= 2:4.1~),
  ruby-rails (<< 2:5),
  ruby-sprockets (>= 2.12.3~),