diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 621946608..9f7471143 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ project('nix-dev-shell', 'cpp',
   subproject_dir : 'src',
   default_options : [
     'localstatedir=/nix/var',
-  ]
+  ],
+  meson_version : '>= 1.1'
 )
 
 # Internal Libraries