diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f65475a..20ce508 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ foreach h : check_headers
   cc.has_header(h, required: true)
 endforeach
 
-gtk_dep = dependency('gtk+-3.0', version: '>= 3.0.0')
+gtk_dep = dependency('gtk+-3.0', version: '>= 3.16.0')
+
+# this is the minimum required glib according to the above-mentioned version of gtk
+# it's really just being documented here for ease of reference.
+glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>= 2.43.4')
 
 # Optional dependencies
 
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index ffe7b35..bbfa421 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -289,11 +289,13 @@ zenity_text (ZenityData *data, ZenityTextData *text_data) {
 	if (text_data->no_wrap)
 		gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (text_view), GTK_WRAP_NONE);
 
+G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
 	if (text_data->font) {
 		PangoFontDescription *fontDesc =
 			pango_font_description_from_string (text_data->font);
 		gtk_widget_override_font (GTK_WIDGET (text_view), fontDesc);
 	}
+G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
 
 	if (text_data->uri)
 		zenity_util_fill_file_buffer (text_buffer, text_data->uri);