diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index db1d63f3e..7f9330107 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project('xserver', 'c',
             'c_std=gnu99',
         ],
         version: '21.1.99.1',
-        meson_version: '>= 0.47.0',
+        meson_version: '>= 0.50.0',
 )
 release_date = '2021-07-05'