diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 452502ffa..2a271d36c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ math = cc.find_library('m')
 rt = cc.find_library('rt')
 
 # Try first to find wlroots as a subproject, then as a system dependency
-wlroots_version = ['>=0.15.0', '<0.16.0']
+wlroots_version = ['>=0.16.0', '<0.17.0']
 wlroots_proj = subproject(
 	'wlroots',
 	default_options: ['examples=false'],