diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f948bb9c16..1cfb72c52d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('gstreamer-vaapi', 'c',
   version : '1.15.0.1',
-  meson_version : '>= 0.46.0',
+  meson_version : '>= 0.47.0',
   default_options : [ 'warning_level=1',
                       'buildtype=debugoptimized' ])