diff --git a/seatd.spec b/seatd.spec
index b9bdb3a..38ca38e 100644
--- a/seatd.spec
+++ b/seatd.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          System/Base
 URL:            https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/seatd
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  meson
+BuildRequires:  meson >= 0.56.0
 BuildRequires:  ninja
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  scdoc