diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b6487f34e..3410ffa1d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ if(NOT NANOMSG_FOUND)
 endif()
 pkg_check_modules(RE IMPORTED_TARGET re)
 if(NOT RE_FOUND)
-    pkg_check_modules(RE IMPORTED_TARGET libre>=1.0.0)
+    pkg_check_modules(RE IMPORTED_TARGET libre>=0.5.9)
 endif()
 
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