diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e45e59..9c65f50 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,49 +1,49 @@
 project(spacebar)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
-set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.18.0")
+set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.61.0")
 set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.5.0")
 
 ################# Disallow in-source build #################
 
 if("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" STREQUAL "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
    message(FATAL_ERROR "This application requires an out of source build. Please create a separate build directory.")
 endif()
 
 include(FeatureSummary)
 
 ################# set KDE specific information #################
 
 find_package(ECM 0.0.8 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 
 # where to look first for cmake modules, before ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/ is checked
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR})
 
 include(ECMSetupVersion)
 include(ECMGenerateHeaders)
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
 include(KDECMakeSettings)
 include(ECMPoQmTools)
 include(KDECompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
 include(ECMPoQmTools)
 
 ################# Find dependencies #################
 
 find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE COMPONENTS Core Quick Test Gui Svg QuickControls2 Sql)
 find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Kirigami2 People Service DBusAddons I18n)
-find_package (KTp REQUIRED)
+find_package(KTp REQUIRED)
 
 ################# Enable C++11 features for clang and gcc #################
 
 if(UNIX)
    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -std=c++0x")
 endif()
 
 ################# build and install #################
 add_subdirectory(src)
 
 install(PROGRAMS org.kde.spacebar.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR})
 install(FILES org.kde.spacebar.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR})
 install(FILES org.kde.spacebar.png DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_ICONDIR}/hicolor/256x256/apps/)
 
 feature_summary(WHAT ALL INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
diff --git a/src/contents/ui/NewConversationPage.qml b/src/contents/ui/NewConversationPage.qml
index 703c2b0..647023e 100644
--- a/src/contents/ui/NewConversationPage.qml
+++ b/src/contents/ui/NewConversationPage.qml
@@ -1,64 +1,64 @@
 /**
  *   Copyright 2016 Martin Klapetek <mklapetek@kde.org>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 or
  *   (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU General Public License for more details
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.3
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.4 as Controls
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
-import org.kde.plasma.private.kpeoplehelper 1.0
+import org.kde.people 1.0 as KPeople
 import org.kde.kirigami 2.1 as Kirigami
 import org.kde.plasma.extras 2.0 as PlasmaExtras
 import org.kde.telepathy 0.1
 
 Kirigami.ScrollablePage {
     focus: true
 
     title: i18n("Start New Conversation")
     property string pageName: "newConversationPage"
 
     header: Rectangle {
         clip: true
         id: header
         height: toInputField.implicitHeight + 2 * Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing
         width: root.width
         color: Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor
 
         Controls.TextField {
             id: toInputField
             placeholderText: i18n("Search")
             anchors.centerIn: parent
             anchors.margins: Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing
             width: parent.width - 2 * Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing
         }
     }
 
     ContactList {
         anchors.fill: parent
         id: contactListView
         requiredProperties: ["phoneNumber", "telepathy-contactUri"]
         executeDefaultAction: true
         filterRegExp: toInputField.text
-        sourceModel: KPeopleHelper {
+        sourceModel: KPeople.PersonsModel {
             id: contactsModel
         }
 
         onContactClicked: {
             root.requestedChannel = personUri;
         }
     }
 }