diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6abc2e6e2..641a16008 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('glib', 'c', 'cpp',
   version : '2.57.1',
-  meson_version : '>= 0.46.0',
+  meson_version : '>= 0.46.1',
   default_options : [
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',
     'warning_level=1',