diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 44bcc032..0808e76e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ AS_IF([test "x$ncurses_cv_wget_wch" != xyes],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([ncurses does not support wide characters])])
 
 ### Check for glib libraries
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([glib], [glib-2.0 >= 2.40], [],
-    [AC_MSG_ERROR([glib 2.40 or higher is required for profanity])])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([glib], [glib-2.0 >= 2.62], [],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([glib 2.62 or higher is required for profanity])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([gio], [gio-2.0], [],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([libgio-2.0 from glib-2.0 is required for profanity])])