diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 81a402f114..93937e6ea4 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ m4_define([gtk_api_version], [2.0])
 m4_define([gtk_binary_version], [2.10.0])
 
 # required versions of other packages
-m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.21.3])
+m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.23.6])
 m4_define([pango_required_version], [1.20])
 m4_define([atk_required_version], [1.29.2])
 m4_define([cairo_required_version], [1.6])