diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d7e030b..12c283e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('fadec', ['c'], default_options: ['warning_level=3', 'c_std=c11'],
-        meson_version: '>=0.40')
+        meson_version: '>=0.49')
 
 python3 = find_program('python3')