diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index dff4588dec..2a095ff866 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ m4_define([gtk_api_version], [2.0])
 m4_define([gtk_binary_version], [2.10.0])
 
 # required versions of other packages
-m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.27.3])
+m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.30.0])
 m4_define([pango_required_version], [1.20])
 m4_define([atk_required_version], [1.29.2])
 m4_define([cairo_required_version], [1.6])