diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f9fe4e7..5a6255b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ caca_opt = get_option('caca').require(
     get_option('gpl'),
     error_message: 'the build is not GPL!',
 )
-caca = dependency('caca', version: '>= 0.99.beta18', required: caca_opt)
+caca = dependency('caca', version: '>= 0.99', required: caca_opt)
 features += {'caca': caca.found()}
 if features['caca']
     dependencies += caca
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 82f65b4..7990f64 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ video_output_features = [
         'name': '--caca',
         'desc': 'CACA',
         'deps': 'gpl',
-        'func': check_pkg_config('caca', '>= 0.99.beta18'),
+        'func': check_pkg_config('caca', '>= 0.99'),
     }, {
         'name': '--jpeg',
         'desc': 'JPEG support',