diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 49acdb92..e147a780 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ AS_IF([test x$enable_embedded_dependencies = xyes], [
   echo "NOTICE: Embedded dependencies (GLib and libsoup) enabled"
   with_soup=yes
 ], [
-  GIO_DEPENDENCY="gio-unix-2.0 >= 2.33.4"
+  GIO_DEPENDENCY="gio-unix-2.0 >= 2.34.0"
   PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OT_DEP_GIO_UNIX, $GIO_DEPENDENCY)
 
   SOUP_DEPENDENCY="libsoup-2.4 >= 2.39.1"