diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index be54f6d6d1..54f8a4970d 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ dist = setup(name=name,
     install_requires=[
         'pycairo',
         "python-dateutil",
-        'PyGObject',
+        'PyGObject>=3.19',
         ],
     extras_require={
         'calendar': ['GooCalendar>=0.7'],