diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 832a3096f..cb3f4668d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Install dependencies:
 * pango
 * cairo
 * gdk-pixbuf2 \*\*
-* [scdoc](https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc) >= 1.9.0 (optional: man pages) \*
+* [scdoc](https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc) (optional: man pages) \*
 * git \*
 
 _\*Compile-time dep_
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 270dc6b79..a08b2603d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ conf_data.set10('HAVE_SYSTEMD', systemd.found())
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_ELOGIND', elogind.found())
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_TRAY', have_tray)
 
-scdoc = dependency('scdoc', version: '>=1.9', native: true, required: get_option('man-pages'))
+scdoc = dependency('scdoc', version: '>=1.9.2', native: true, required: get_option('man-pages'))
 if scdoc.found()
 	scdoc_prog = find_program('scdoc')
 	sh = find_program('sh')