diff --git a/elementary-code.spec b/elementary-code.spec
index 943ec72..16bcc0f 100644
--- a/elementary-code.spec
+++ b/elementary-code.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BuildRequires:  vala
 
 BuildRequires:  polkit-devel
 # keep in sync with the available version of vala
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libvala-0.52)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libvala-0.54)
 
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(editorconfig)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(fontconfig)