diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index 8a21add92..9577e9016 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ GTK_DOC_CHECK([1.9])
 dnl ***********************************
 dnl *** Check for required packages ***
 dnl ***********************************
-XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([EXO], [exo-2], [0.11.4])
+XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([EXO], [exo-2], [0.12.0])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GLIB], [glib-2.0], [2.30.0])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GIO], [gio-2.0], [2.30.0])
 XDT_CHECK_PACKAGE([GTHREAD], [gthread-2.0], [2.30.0])