diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 090ebeb8c8..2959a8dbfe 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ project('gtk', 'c',
         license: 'LGPL-2.1-or-later')
 
 # keep these numbers in sync with wrap files where there exist
-glib_req           = '>= 2.72.0'
-introspection_req  = '>= 1.72.0' # keep this in sync with glib
+glib_req           = '>= 2.76.0'
+introspection_req  = '>= 1.76.0' # keep this in sync with glib
 pango_req          = '>= 1.50.0' # keep this in sync with .gitlab-ci/test-msys.sh
 harfbuzz_req       = '>= 2.6.0'
 fribidi_req        = '>= 1.0.6'
@@ -365,13 +365,6 @@ glib_dep       = dependency('glib-2.0', version: glib_req)
 gobject_dep    = dependency('gobject-2.0', version: glib_req)
 if os_win32
   giowin32_dep = dependency('gio-windows-2.0', version: glib_req, required: win32_enabled)
-  if giowin32_dep.version().version_compare('<2.75.0')
-    if cc.get_id() == 'msvc' and get_option('default_library') != 'static'
-      # Override _GLIB_EXTERN on Visual Studio for media modules for glib <= 2.74.x, so that we
-      # avoid error C2375 (redefinition; different linkage) when building the g_io_module_*() bits
-      cdata.set('MODULES_OVERRIDE_GLIB_EXTERN', true)
-    endif
-  endif
 endif
 if os_unix
   giounix_dep  = dependency('gio-unix-2.0', version: glib_req, required: false)
diff --git a/modules/media/gtkffmediafile.c b/modules/media/gtkffmediafile.c
index 0103e5bd16..2839cb8174 100644
--- a/modules/media/gtkffmediafile.c
+++ b/modules/media/gtkffmediafile.c
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-/*
- * Sadly, we need this to build on Visual Studio against glib-2.74.x or earlier,
- * otherwise the build will fail when building the g_io_module_*() bits with error C2375
- * (redefinition; different linkage).  This must be before including the Gio headers.
- */
-#if defined (_MSC_VER) && defined (MODULES_OVERRIDE_GLIB_EXTERN)
-# define _GLIB_EXTERN __declspec(dllexport) extern
-#endif
-
 #include "gtkffmediafileprivate.h"
 
 #include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
diff --git a/modules/media/gtkgstmediafile.c b/modules/media/gtkgstmediafile.c
index 7353539ef6..5487bb0571 100644
--- a/modules/media/gtkgstmediafile.c
+++ b/modules/media/gtkgstmediafile.c
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-/*
- * Sadly, we need this to build on Visual Studio against glib-2.74.x or earlier,
- * otherwise the build will fail when building the g_io_module_*() bits with error C2375
- * (redefinition; different linkage).  This must be before including the Gio headers.
- */
-#if defined (_MSC_VER) && defined (MODULES_OVERRIDE_GLIB_EXTERN)
-# define _GLIB_EXTERN __declspec(dllexport) extern
-#endif
-
 #include "gtkgstmediafileprivate.h"
 #include "gtkgstpaintableprivate.h"
 
diff --git a/subprojects/glib.wrap b/subprojects/glib.wrap
index 0c1cb6b806..fb9c1ac9e0 100644
--- a/subprojects/glib.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/glib.wrap
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 directory = glib
 url = https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib.git
 push-url = ssh://git@ssh.gitlab.gnome.org:GNOME/glib.git
-revision = 2.74.4
+revision = 2.76.0
 depth = 1
 
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diff --git a/subprojects/gobject-introspection.wrap b/subprojects/gobject-introspection.wrap
index e00b3e0a81..f745ec9fcb 100644
--- a/subprojects/gobject-introspection.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/gobject-introspection.wrap
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 directory = gobject-introspection
 url = https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gobject-introspection.git
 push-url = ssh://git@ssh.gitlab.gnome.org:GNOME/gobject-introspection.git
-revision = 1.74.0
+revision = 1.76.0
 depth = 1
 
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