diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f983200..c03e899 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@ AC_PATH_PROG([GLIB_MKENUMS],[glib-mkenums])
 AC_PATH_PROG([GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES],[glib-compile-resources])
 GLIB_GSETTINGS
 
-pkg_modules="gtk+-3.0 >= 3.20.0
-	     glib-2.0 >= 2.37.6
+GLIB_REQUIRED=2.44.0
+AC_SUBST(GLIB_REQUIRED)
+
+pkg_modules="gtk+-3.0 >= 3.22.0
+	     glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED
 	     gmodule-export-2.0
 	     gnome-desktop-3.0
-	     gio-unix-2.0
+	     gio-unix-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED
 	     folks >= 0.11.4
 	     folks-telepathy
 	     folks-eds
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index b0b90b3..319e750 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 AM_VALAFLAGS = \
 	--vapidir=../vapi --pkg config --pkg custom \
 	@CONTACTS_PACKAGES@ \
-	--target-glib=2.38 --gresources=$(top_srcdir)/data/contacts.gresource.xml \
+	--target-glib=$(GLIB_REQUIRED) --gresources=$(top_srcdir)/data/contacts.gresource.xml \
 	$(NULL)
 
 if BUILD_CHEESE