diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fc87d9b..92f567c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ project(
 	],
 )
 
-wayfire = dependency('wayfire')
+wayfire = dependency('wayfire', version: '>=0.9.0')
 giomm = dependency('giomm-2.4', required: false)
 wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: '>=1.12')
 wayland_server = dependency('wayland-server')