diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9d600377f..0c57cb6b4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('mutter', 'c',
   version: '3.33.1',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.48.0',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.50.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )