diff --git a/eclass/vala.eclass b/eclass/vala.eclass
index 29d9dead1d086..076ef9066067b 100644
--- a/eclass/vala.eclass
+++ b/eclass/vala.eclass
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ _VALA_ECLASS=1
 
 # @ECLASS_VARIABLE: VALA_MIN_API_VERSION
 # @DESCRIPTION:
-# Minimum vala API version (e.g. 0.46).
-VALA_MIN_API_VERSION=${VALA_MIN_API_VERSION:-0.46}
+# Minimum vala API version (e.g. 0.50).
+VALA_MIN_API_VERSION=${VALA_MIN_API_VERSION:-0.50}
 
 # @ECLASS_VARIABLE: VALA_MAX_API_VERSION
 # @DESCRIPTION: