diff --git a/libmalcontent/meson.build b/libmalcontent/meson.build
index e592f11..1aa0c45 100644
--- a/libmalcontent/meson.build
+++ b/libmalcontent/meson.build
@@ -46,15 +46,14 @@ install_headers(libmalcontent_headers,
   subdir: libmalcontent_include_subdir,
 )
 
-pkgconfig.generate(
-  libraries: [ libmalcontent ],
+pkgconfig.generate(libmalcontent,
   subdirs: libmalcontent_api_name,
   version: meson.project_version(),
   name: 'libmalcontent',
   filebase: libmalcontent_api_name,
   description: 'Library providing access to parental control settings.',
-  requires: libmalcontent_public_deps,
-  requires_private: libmalcontent_private_deps,
+  libraries: libmalcontent_public_deps,
+  libraries_private: libmalcontent_private_deps,
 )
 
 gnome.generate_gir(libmalcontent,
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ea9fea2..d39a95f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('malcontent', 'c',
   version : '0.4.0',
-  meson_version : '>= 0.47.0',
+  meson_version : '>= 0.49.0',
   license: 'LGPLv2.1+',
   default_options : [
     'buildtype=debugoptimized',