diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 863d52ad11..91553b63b0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNC(gethostbyname,,[AC_CHECK_LIB(nsl,gethostbyname)])
 dnl *** checks for dependency libraries ***
 
 dnl GLib is required
-AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([2.20])
+AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([2.22])
 
 ORC_CHECK([0.4.11])