diff --git a/lib/maxmind/readme_moodle.txt b/lib/maxmind/readme_moodle.txt
index e960210a053..8b90c90685a 100644
--- a/lib/maxmind/readme_moodle.txt
+++ b/lib/maxmind/readme_moodle.txt
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ Installation
 ------------
 
 1) Download the latest versions of GeoIP2-php and MaxMind-DB-Reader-php
-wget https://github.com/maxmind/GeoIP2-php/archive/v2.6.0.zip
-wget https://github.com/maxmind/MaxMind-DB-Reader-php/archive/v1.1.3.zip
+wget https://github.com/maxmind/GeoIP2-php/archive/v2.9.0.zip
+wget https://github.com/maxmind/MaxMind-DB-Reader-php/archive/v1.4.1.zip
 
 2) Unzip the archives
-unzip v2.6.0.zip
-unzip v1.1.3.zip
+unzip v2.9.0.zip
+unzip v1.4.1.zip
 
 3) Move the source code directories into place
-mv GeoIP2-php-2.6.0/src/ /path/to/moodle/lib/maxmind/GeoIp2/
-mv MaxMind-DB-Reader-php-1.1.3/src/MaxMind/ /path/to/moodle/lib/maxmind/MaxMind/
+mv GeoIP2-php-2.9.0/src/ /path/to/moodle/lib/maxmind/GeoIp2/
+mv MaxMind-DB-Reader-php-1.4.1/src/MaxMind/ /path/to/moodle/lib/maxmind/MaxMind/
 
 4) Run unit tests on iplookup/tests/geoip_test.php with PHPUNIT_LONGTEST defined.
diff --git a/lib/thirdpartylibs.xml b/lib/thirdpartylibs.xml
index 8623c2ee04e..2862838d45d 100644
--- a/lib/thirdpartylibs.xml
+++ b/lib/thirdpartylibs.xml
@@ -241,13 +241,13 @@
     <location>maxmind/GeoIp2</location>
     <name>GeoIP2 PHP API</name>
     <license>Apache 2.0</license>
-    <version>2.6.0</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
   </library>
   <library>
     <location>maxmind/MaxMind</location>
     <name>MaxMind DB Reader API</name>
     <license>Apache 2.0</license>
-    <version>1.1.3</version>
+    <version>1.4.1</version>
   </library>
   <library>
     <location>ltiprovider</location>