diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b91c0e3d..432ef53b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This is an EFL terminal emulator with some extra bells and whistles.
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-  * `efl` (>= 1.20.0)
+  * `efl` (>= 1.22.0)
 
 Please see http://www.enlightenment.org for information on these.
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3278eed7..e6b4ad09 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if host_os == 'linux'
    config_data.set('_POSIX_1_SOURCE', 1)
 endif
 
-efl_version = '1.20.0'
+efl_version = '1.22.0'
 m_dep = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
 efl_deps = ['edje',
             'elementary',