diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 88b2fe9..ffb49e9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if static_linkage
 endif
 
 thread_dep = dependency('threads')
-kiwixlib_dep = dependency('kiwix', version:'>=1.0.0', static:static_linkage)
+kiwixlib_dep = dependency('kiwix', version:'>=2.0.0', static:static_linkage)
 microhttpd_dep = dependency('libmicrohttpd', static:static_linkage)
 z_dep = dependency('zlib', static:static_linkage)