diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b5a4dc5..3b20e0c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('taggedalgebraic', 'd',
-	meson_version: '>=0.50',
+	meson_version: '>=0.49',
 	version: '0.11.15'
 )