diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 331b9d2db1..e9747df405 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FUNCTION
 dnl *** checks for dependency libraries ***
 
 dnl GLib is required
-AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([2.40.0])
+AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([2.44.0])
 
 dnl Needed by plugins that use g_module_*() API
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GMODULE_NO_EXPORT, gmodule-no-export-2.0)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1bd8a70e70..dbc9680c27 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ else
   gst_version_nano = 0
 endif
 
-glib_req = '>= 2.40.0'
+glib_req = '>= 2.44.0'
 gst_req = '>= @0@.@1@.0'.format(gst_version_major, gst_version_minor)
 tizil_req = '>= 0.1.0'
 api_version = '1.0'