diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 7677c419..36202af2 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ pkgrel=1
 arch=('x86_64')
 url=https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot
 license=(mit)
-makedepends=('meson' 'ninja' 'scdoc' 'python')
+makedepends=('meson' 'ninja' 'scdoc' 'python' 'ncurses')
+depends=('libxkbcommon' 'wayland' 'pixman' 'tllist>=1.0.0' 'fcft>=0.1.0')
 source=()
 
 pkgver() {
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ check() {
 
 package_foot() {
   pkgdesc="A wayland native terminal emulator"
-  depends=('libxkbcommon' 'wayland' 'pixman' 'tllist' 'fcft')
   optdepends=('foot-terminfo: terminfo for foot')
 
   DESTDIR="${pkgdir}/" ninja install
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a5f20aaf..fa76071c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ wayland_client = dependency('wayland-client')
 wayland_cursor = dependency('wayland-cursor')
 xkb = dependency('xkbcommon')
 
-tllist = dependency('tllist', fallback: ['tllist', 'tllist'])
-fcft = dependency('fcft', fallback: ['fcft', 'fcft'])
+tllist = dependency('tllist', version: '>=1.0.0', fallback: ['tllist', 'tllist'])
+fcft = dependency('fcft', version: '>=0.1.0', fallback: ['fcft', 'fcft'])
 
 wayland_protocols_datadir = wayland_protocols.get_pkgconfig_variable('pkgdatadir')