diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1f6201c41..eeb9ac25a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ LT_LIB_M
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 
 # required versions for dependencies
-m4_define([glib_req_version],           [2.39.0])
+m4_define([glib_req_version],           [2.44.0])
 m4_define([cogl_req_version],           [1.20.0])
 m4_define([json_glib_req_version],      [0.12.0])
 m4_define([atk_req_version],            [2.5.3])