diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 45f5614810..d121a78bf8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ m4_define([gegl_major_minor_version], [0.4])
 m4_define([gegl_micro_version], [36])
 m4_define([gegl_required_version],
           [gegl_major_minor_version.gegl_micro_version])
-m4_define([gexiv2_required_version], [0.12.2])
+m4_define([gexiv2_required_version], [0.14.0])
 m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.68.0])
 m4_define([gtk_mac_integration_required_version], [2.0.0])
 m4_define([gtk_required_version], [3.22.29])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 60289db23b..3be249d3ed 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ gdk_pixbuf_minver = '2.30.8'
 gdk_pixbuf        = dependency('gdk-pixbuf-2.0',     version: '>='+gdk_pixbuf_minver)
 gegl_minver       = '0.4.36'
 gegl              = dependency('gegl-0.4',           version: '>='+gegl_minver)
-gexiv2_minver     = '0.12.2'
+gexiv2_minver     = '0.14.0'
 gexiv2            = dependency('gexiv2',             version: '>='+gexiv2_minver)
 
 gio               = dependency('gio-2.0')