diff --git a/README b/README
index 176ca1b7..4de85064 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ In order to build awesome itself, you need header files and libs of:
   - xcb-util (>= 0.3)
   - Lua (>= 5.1)
   - cairo built with xcb support
-  - pango and pangocairo
+  - pango and pangocairo (>= 1.19.3)
   - libev
   - Imlib2
   - dbus (optional, use -DWITH_DBUS=OFF with cmake to disable)
diff --git a/awesomeConfig.cmake b/awesomeConfig.cmake
index 63b3f920..c148bcd7 100644
--- a/awesomeConfig.cmake
+++ b/awesomeConfig.cmake
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ pkg_check_modules(AWESOME_COMMON_REQUIRED REQUIRED
 pkg_check_modules(AWESOME_REQUIRED REQUIRED
     glib-2.0
     cairo
-    pango
-    pangocairo
+    pango>=1.19.3
+    pangocairo>=1.19.3
     x11-xcb
     xcb-randr
     xcb-xinerama