diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a7a21bd7f..279b621a8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ LT_INIT([disable-static])
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 
 # required versions for dependencies
-m4_define([glib_req_version],           [2.28.0])
+m4_define([glib_req_version],           [2.31.0])
 m4_define([cogl_req_version],           [1.8.0])
 m4_define([json_glib_req_version],      [0.12.0])
 m4_define([atk_req_version],            [2.1.5])