diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 161a67b0f..e3580cdf7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ rt             = cc.find_library('rt')
 git            = find_program('git', native: true, required: false)
 
 # Try first to find wlroots as a subproject, then as a system dependency
-wlroots_version = ['>=0.7.0', '<0.8.0']
+wlroots_version = ['>=0.8.1', '<0.9.0']
 wlroots_proj = subproject(
 	'wlroots',
 	default_options: ['examples=false'],