diff --git a/tools/nextclade/macros.xml b/tools/nextclade/macros.xml
index 1dba9275771..6e1b73d8481 100644
--- a/tools/nextclade/macros.xml
+++ b/tools/nextclade/macros.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <macros>
     <!-- same version number is used for nextclade and nextalign releases, even though they are distinct tools -->
-    <token name="@TOOL_VERSION@">2.7.0</token>
+    <token name="@TOOL_VERSION@">3.9.0</token>
     <xml name="citations">
         <citations>
             <citation type="bibtex">@online{nextclade,
diff --git a/tools/nextclade/nextclade.xml b/tools/nextclade/nextclade.xml
index 75a12059b46..c5d1d8fd1fd 100644
--- a/tools/nextclade/nextclade.xml
+++ b/tools/nextclade/nextclade.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <expand macro="xrefs"/>
     <requirements>
         <requirement type="package" version="@TOOL_VERSION@">nextclade</requirement>
-        <requirement type="package" version="9.0">coreutils</requirement>
+        <requirement type="package" version="9.5">coreutils</requirement>
     </requirements>
     <version_command>nextclade --version-detailed</version_command>
     <command detect_errors="exit_code"><![CDATA[