diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e88826c9..269a451e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project(
     'c', 'rust',
     version: '1.0.10',
     license: 'GPLv3',
-    meson_version: '>=0.43.0',
+    meson_version: '>=0.49.0',
     default_options: [ 'warning_level=1', 'buildtype=debugoptimized', 'c_std=gnu11' ],
 )