diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6ff1386..61fbcef7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ simple compositor such as labwc.
 Dependencies include:
 
 - meson, ninja, gcc/clang
-- wlroots (master)
+- wlroots (>=0.13.0 or master)
 - wayland (>=1.19)
 - wayland-protocols
 - libinput (>=1.14)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1aa737e6..4e8ab35d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ else
   wlroots       = dependency('wlroots', version: '>= 0.13.0')
   wlroots_has_xwayland = cc.get_define('WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND', prefix: '#include <wlr/config.h>', dependencies: wlroots) == '1'
 endif
-wayland_server  = dependency('wayland-server')
+wayland_server  = dependency('wayland-server', version: '>=0.19.0')
 wayland_protos  = dependency('wayland-protocols')
 xkbcommon       = dependency('xkbcommon')
 xcb             = dependency('xcb', required: get_option('xwayland'))