diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cf6ff9b..9c7d402 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ project(
   'c', 'vala',
   version: '41.0',
   license: 'GPLv3+',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.49.0',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.56.0',
   default_options: [
     'warning_level=1',
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',