diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4f7bc49..585fc72 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('stdplus', 'cpp',
-        version: '0.1', meson_version: '>=0.49.0',
+        version: '0.1', meson_version: '>=0.53.2',
         default_options: [
           'warning_level=3',
           'werror=true',