diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ddad21..4a10cda 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Requirements
 The following dependencies are required:
 
 * `gtk3` (>= 3.24)
-* `glib` (>= 2.74)
+* `glib` (>= 2.72)
 * `girara` (>= 0.4.3)
 * `libmagic` from file(1): for mime-type detection
 * `json-glib`
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f015e31..804b5a2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ plugindir = join_paths(get_option('libdir'), 'zathura')
 # required dependencies
 libm = cc.find_library('m', required: false)
 girara = dependency('girara-gtk3', version: '>=0.4.3', fallback: ['girara', 'girara_dependency'])
-glib = dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>=2.74')
+glib = dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>=2.72')
 gio = dependency('gio-unix-2.0', required: host_machine.system() != 'windows')
 gthread = dependency('gthread-2.0', version: '>=2.74')
 gmodule = dependency('gmodule-no-export-2.0', version: '>=2.74')