diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9fc72e421..b22266979 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project('enlightenment', 'c',
         version        : '0.22.99',
         license        : 'BSD 2 clause',
         default_options: [ 'c_std=gnu99', 'warning_level=2' ],
-        meson_version  : '>= 0.39.0')
+        meson_version  : '>= 0.41.0')
 
 ##### convenience variables for later
 proj     = meson.project_name()