diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index b8e548d..d259d01 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ XDT_I18N([@LINGUAS@])
 dnl ***********************************
 dnl *** Check for required packages ***
 dnl ***********************************
-XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GTK], [gtk+-2.0], [2.12.0])
+XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GTK], [gtk+-2.0], [2.14.0])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([CAIRO], [cairo], [1.5.0])
 
 dnl ***********************************