diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 0d5cd69..38d788c 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 Source: writeas-gtk
 Section: x11
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Adrian Cochrane <alcinnz@lavabit.com>
 Build-Depends: meson,
                debhelper (>= 9),
                libgtk-3-dev,
-               valac (>= 0.26)
+               valac (>= 0.36)
 Standards-Version: 3.9.3
 
 Package: writeas-gtk
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
 Recommends: fonts-open-sans, fonts-hack
 Description: A distraction free and private writing tool, with builtin publishing.