diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 04837c6..d09f74c 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10.5.1),
                libaccountsservice-dev,
                libdbus-1-dev,
                libpolkit-gobject-1-dev,
-               meson
+               meson (>= 1.3.0)
 Standards-Version: 4.1.1
 
 Package: elementary-default-settings