diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 90a9cc48..16f7d3ba 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ MAINTAINER_COMPILER_FLAGS="\
 MAINTAINER_COMPILER_FLAGS=${MAINTAINER_COMPILER_FLAGS#*  }
 AC_SUBST(MAINTAINER_COMPILER_FLAGS)
 
-GLIB_MIN_VERSION=2.40.0
+GLIB_MIN_VERSION=2.43.2
 GTK_MIN_VERSION=3.14.0
 ECAL_REQUIRED=3.5.3
 EDATASERVER_REQUIRED=3.5.3