diff --git a/data/ui/date-selector.ui b/data/ui/date-selector.ui
index 6707289c..bbb9a557 100644
--- a/data/ui/date-selector.ui
+++ b/data/ui/date-selector.ui
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <property name="width-chars">16</property>
     <property name="max-width-chars">16</property>
     <property name="secondary-icon-name">pan-down-symbolic</property>
+    <property name="input-hints">no-emoji</property>
     <signal name="icon-press" handler="icon_pressed_cb" object="GcalDateSelector" swapped="no"/>
   </template>
   <object class="GtkPopover" id="date_selector_popover">
diff --git a/data/ui/edit-dialog.ui b/data/ui/edit-dialog.ui
index 196b9844..a9456d36 100644
--- a/data/ui/edit-dialog.ui
+++ b/data/ui/edit-dialog.ui
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@
                       <object class="GcalDateSelector" id="start_date_selector">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="input-hints">no-emoji</property>
                         <signal name="notify::date" handler="sync_datetimes" object="GcalEditDialog" swapped="yes" />
                       </object>
                     </child>
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@
                       <object class="GcalDateSelector" id="end_date_selector">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="input-hints">no-emoji</property>
                         <signal name="notify::date" handler="sync_datetimes" object="GcalEditDialog" swapped="yes" />
                       </object>
                     </child>
@@ -478,6 +480,7 @@
                           <object class = "GtkSpinButton" id="number_of_occurrences_spin">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="input_purpose">number</property>
+                            <property name="input-hints">no-emoji</property>
                           </object>
                         </child>
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 054ae291..7f59b6e9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ libedataserver_dep = dependency('libedataserver-1.2', version: '>= 3.17.1')
 libecal_dep = dependency('libecal-1.2', version: '>= 3.13.90')
 libsoup_dep = dependency('libsoup-2.4')
 glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>= 2.43.4')
-gtk_dep = dependency('gtk+-3.0', version: '>= 3.21.6')
+gtk_dep = dependency('gtk+-3.0', version: '>= 3.22.20')
 gio_dep = dependency('gio-2.0', version: '>= 2.43.4')
 goa_dep = dependency('goa-1.0', version: '>= 3.2.0')
 m_dep = cc.find_library('m')