diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 410a242..c6ce587 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 project('call', 'c',
           version: '0.0.0',
           license: 'GPLv3+',
-    meson_version: '>= 0.40.1',
+    meson_version: '>= 0.42.0',
   default_options: [ 'warning_level=1', 'buildtype=debugoptimized', 'c_std=gnu11' ],
 )