diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index dbdaee9e..3dc41468 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('hexchat', 'c',
   version: '2.12.4',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.37.0',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.38.0',
   default_options: [
     'c_std=gnu89',
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',