diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ffe463a223..19d1b56704 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 m4_define([gtk_binary_version], [3.0.0])
 
 # required versions of other packages
-m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.37.0])
+m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.37.1])
 m4_define([pango_required_version], [1.32.4])
 m4_define([atk_required_version], [2.7.5])
 m4_define([cairo_required_version], [1.10.0])