diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 259f70f1d..01f666c63 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ AC_HEADER_STDC
 
 # required versions for dependencies
 m4_define([glib_req_version],           [2.44.0])
-m4_define([cogl_req_version],           [1.20.0])
+m4_define([cogl_req_version],           [1.21.2])
 m4_define([json_glib_req_version],      [0.12.0])
 m4_define([atk_req_version],            [2.5.3])
 m4_define([cairo_req_version],          [1.14.0])