diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 756857b7fb..a99ba7515b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ wayland_server = dependency('wayland-server')
 wayland_client = dependency('wayland-client')
 wayland_cursor = dependency('wayland-cursor')
 wayland_egl = dependency('wayland-egl')
-wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: '>=1.14')
+wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: '>=1.21')
 xkbcommon = dependency('xkbcommon')
 cairo = dependency('cairo')
 pango = dependency('pango')