diff --git a/data/themes/default.edc b/data/themes/default.edc
index f2aa99b..e282e54 100644
--- a/data/themes/default.edc
+++ b/data/themes/default.edc
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+efl_version: 1 25;
+
 collections {
 
 #define CTRLSIZE 26
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 702029f..4d8c32f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ver      = meson.project_version()
 ##### dependencies
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 m_dep = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
-efl_version = '>= 1.22.3'
+efl_version = '>= 1.25.0'
 deps = [ dependency('elementary', version: efl_version), m_dep ]
 edje = dependency('edje',       version: efl_version)