diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 821aa3075c..7ffef51ffa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ else
 endif
 gst_version_is_dev = gst_version_minor % 2 == 1 and gst_version_micro < 90
 
-glib_req = '>= 2.44.0'
+glib_req = '>= 2.56.0'
 gst_req = '>= @0@.@1@.0'.format(gst_version_major, gst_version_minor)
 
 api_version = '1.0'