diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0d20b64..75dccb6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 *.pyc
+/build/
+/udev-discover
+/udevdiscover/
diff --git a/udev-discover.in b/udev-discover.in
index 20c4b55..878729f 100644
--- a/udev-discover.in
+++ b/udev-discover.in
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 ###
 
 import sys
+
+# (http://mednis.info/use-girequire_versiongtk-30-before-import.html)
+import gi
+gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
+
 from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk
 from gi.repository import GObject
 import logging
diff --git a/udevdiscover/device/__init__.py b/udevdiscover/device/__init__.py
index 0e1ac20..08c3879 100644
--- a/udevdiscover/device/__init__.py
+++ b/udevdiscover/device/__init__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 # Authors : J. Félix Ontañón <fontanon@emergya.es>
 # 
 
+# (http://mednis.info/use-girequire_versiongtk-30-before-import.html)
+import gi
+gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
 from gi.repository import GUdev
 
 def match_string(device, search_string):
diff --git a/udevdiscover/devicefinder.py b/udevdiscover/devicefinder.py
index eb2fe6b..351f9a1 100644
--- a/udevdiscover/devicefinder.py
+++ b/udevdiscover/devicefinder.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 # Authors : J. Félix Ontañón <fontanon@emergya.es>
 # 
 
+# (http://mednis.info/use-girequire_versiongtk-30-before-import.html)
+import gi
+gi.require_version("GUdev", "1.0")
 from gi.repository import GObject
 from gi.repository import GUdev
 import device 
diff --git a/udevdiscover/utils.py b/udevdiscover/utils.py
index e3f6b4a..aee49d2 100644
--- a/udevdiscover/utils.py
+++ b/udevdiscover/utils.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 import exceptions
 import types
+# (http://mednis.info/use-girequire_versiongtk-30-before-import.html)
+import gi
+gi.require_version("GConf", "2.0")
 from gi.repository import GConf
 
 class GConfKeysDict(dict):