diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a4e69be6d1..1f3ac591f3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ project('gtk', 'c',
           # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/2289
           'c_std=gnu99',
         ],
-        meson_version : '>= 0.59',
+        meson_version : '>= 0.60.0',
         license: 'LGPL-2.1-or-later')
 
 glib_req           = '>= 2.66.0'