diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8da6d31..dd876d0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project(
   'c',
   version: '0.8.9',
   license: 'LGPLv3+',
-  meson_version: '>= 1.1.0',
+  meson_version: '>= 1.7.0',
   default_options: ['warning_level=1', 'buildtype=debugoptimized', 'c_std=gnu11'],
 )