diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.critical b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.critical
index 19c11aca..7a744ee9 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.critical
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.critical
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ sys-devel/base-gcc:7.3.0
 >=sys-apps/portage-2.3.62
 >sys-libs/glibc-2.25.9999
 >=sys-apps/entropy-313
->=sys-devel/binutils-2.30-r4
+>=sys-devel/binutils-2.31.1-r4
diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.critical b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.critical
index 19c11aca..7a744ee9 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.critical
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.critical
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ sys-devel/base-gcc:7.3.0
 >=sys-apps/portage-2.3.62
 >sys-libs/glibc-2.25.9999
 >=sys-apps/entropy-313
->=sys-devel/binutils-2.30-r4
+>=sys-devel/binutils-2.31.1-r4