diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 65426855fe..527eb9b292 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('All GStreamer modules', 'c',
   version : '1.13.0.1',
-  meson_version : '>= 0.40.1',
+  meson_version : '>= 0.42.0',
   default_options : ['buildtype=debugoptimized'])
 
 gst_version = '>= @0@'.format(meson.project_version())