diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 77053fa91..52b3f581a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project(
   '4jcraft',
   ['cpp', 'c'],
   version: '0.1.0',
-  meson_version: '>= 1.7',
+  meson_version: '>= 1.3',
   default_options: [
     'cpp_std=c++23',
     'warning_level=0',