diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4fa9cea..4030420 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project('libei', 'c',
   version: '0.99.2',
   license: 'MIT',
   default_options: [ 'c_std=gnu99', 'warning_level=2' ],
-  meson_version: '>= 0.60.0')
+  meson_version: '>= 0.56.0')
 
 libei_version = meson.project_version().split('.')
 libei_version_major = libei_version[0].to_int()