diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 22f363c..3dd95b8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project('yambar', 'c',
         version: '1.4.0',
         license: 'MIT',
-        meson_version: '>=0.48.0',
+        meson_version: '>=0.53.0',
         default_options: ['c_std=c11',
                           'warning_level=1',
                           'werror=true',