diff --git a/clutter/configure.ac b/clutter/configure.ac
index 61813bbdd..3c3d0c558 100644
--- a/clutter/configure.ac
+++ b/clutter/configure.ac
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ LT_LIB_M
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 
 # required versions for dependencies
-m4_define([glib_req_version],           [2.44.0])
+m4_define([glib_req_version],           [2.53.2])
 m4_define([cogl_req_version],           [1.21.2])
 m4_define([json_glib_req_version],      [0.12.0])
 m4_define([atk_req_version],            [2.5.3])
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ad7a4e7ce..d259655f4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ AC_HEADER_STDC
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG([0.21])
 
 # Sets GLIB_GENMARSHAL and GLIB_MKENUMS
-AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0([2.49.0])
+AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0([2.53.2])
 
 CANBERRA_GTK=libcanberra-gtk3
 CANBERRA_GTK_VERSION=0.26