diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7d9afd9..0d75409 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ project('libepoxy', 'c', version: '1.4.1',
           'warning_level=1',
         ],
         license: 'MIT',
-        meson_version: '>= 0.36.0')
+        meson_version: '>= 0.38.1')
 
 epoxy_version = meson.project_version().split('.')
 epoxy_major_version = epoxy_version[0].to_int()