diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.critical b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.critical
index 3d6d32a..2a62784 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.critical
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.critical
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-sys-devel/base-gcc:4.5
+sys-devel/base-gcc:4.6
 >=sys-apps/portage-2.2_alpha13
 >sys-libs/glibc-2.12.9999
diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.system_mask b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.system_mask
index dfb7f11..ba79422 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.system_mask
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.system_mask
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ app-admin/equo
 app-misc/sabayon-version
 dev-db/sqlite
 sys-apps/entropy
-sys-devel/base-gcc:4.5
+sys-devel/base-gcc:4.6
 sys-libs/db:4.8
 virtual/cron   
 # virtual/linux-binary
diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.critical b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.critical
index 3d6d32a..2a62784 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.critical
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.critical
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-sys-devel/base-gcc:4.5
+sys-devel/base-gcc:4.6
 >=sys-apps/portage-2.2_alpha13
 >sys-libs/glibc-2.12.9999
diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.post_upgrade.sh b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.post_upgrade.sh
index d3e1fe2..86e4362 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.post_upgrade.sh
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.post_upgrade.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ NEW_BRANCH=$4
 echo -e "
 >> requirements for this branch:
    app-admin/eselect-python
-   sys-devel/base-gcc:4.5
+   sys-devel/base-gcc:4.6
 >> Entropy post-upgrade migration script
 >> Repository: "${REPO_ID}"
 >> Root: "${ROOT}"
diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.system_mask b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.system_mask
index dfb7f11..ba79422 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.system_mask
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.system_mask
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ app-admin/equo
 app-misc/sabayon-version
 dev-db/sqlite
 sys-apps/entropy
-sys-devel/base-gcc:4.5
+sys-devel/base-gcc:4.6
 sys-libs/db:4.8
 virtual/cron   
 # virtual/linux-binary
diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.critical b/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.critical
index 3d6d32a..2a62784 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.critical
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.critical
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-sys-devel/base-gcc:4.5
+sys-devel/base-gcc:4.6
 >=sys-apps/portage-2.2_alpha13
 >sys-libs/glibc-2.12.9999
diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.system_mask b/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.system_mask
index dfb7f11..ba79422 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.system_mask
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.system_mask
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ app-admin/equo
 app-misc/sabayon-version
 dev-db/sqlite
 sys-apps/entropy
-sys-devel/base-gcc:4.5
+sys-devel/base-gcc:4.6
 sys-libs/db:4.8
 virtual/cron   
 # virtual/linux-binary