diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f44d158b..83765d4d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ wayland_cursor = dependency('wayland-cursor')
 xkb = dependency('xkbcommon')
 
 tllist = dependency('tllist', version: '>=1.0.0', fallback: ['tllist', 'tllist'])
-fcft = dependency('fcft', version: ['>=0.3.0', '<0.4.0'], fallback: ['fcft', 'fcft'])
+fcft = dependency('fcft', version: ['>=0.4.0', '<0.5.0'], fallback: ['fcft', 'fcft'])
 
 wayland_protocols_datadir = wayland_protocols.get_pkgconfig_variable('pkgdatadir')