diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f49342436c..d28f530c6d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('gstreamer-full', 'c',
   version : '1.25.1.1',
-  meson_version : '>= 1.3',
+  meson_version : '>= 1.4',
   default_options : ['buildtype=debugoptimized',
                      # Needed due to https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/1889,
                      # but this can cause problems in the future. Remove it
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-devtools/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-devtools/meson.build
index 8509d297b7..993b8bf676 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-devtools/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-devtools/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('gst-devtools', 'c',
   version : '1.25.1.1',
-  meson_version : '>= 1.3',
+  meson_version : '>= 1.4',
   default_options : [ 'warning_level=1',
                       'buildtype=debugoptimized' ])