diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 80e7035..9c9d8fc 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -175,19 +175,22 @@ endforeach
 foreach header : cagebreak_header_strings
   cagebreak_headers += files(header)
 endforeach
+# Dependencies marked with "true" are required to have
+# the version specified below in order for the build
+# to be reproducible.
 cagebreak_dependencies_dict = {
-  'server_protos': server_protos,
-  'wayland_server': wayland_server,
-  'wayland_client': wayland_client,
-  'wayland_cursor': wayland_cursor,
-  'wlroots': wlroots,
-  'xkbcommon': xkbcommon,
-  'fontconfig': fontconfig,
-  'pixman': pixman,
-  'pango': pango,
-  'cairo': cairo,
-  'pangocairo': pangocairo,
-  'math': math
+  'server_protos': [server_protos,true],
+  'wayland_server': [wayland_server,false],
+  'wayland_client': [wayland_client,true],
+  'wayland_cursor': [wayland_cursor,true],
+  'wlroots': [wlroots,true],
+  'xkbcommon': [xkbcommon,true],
+  'fontconfig': [fontconfig,true],
+  'pixman': [pixman,true],
+  'pango': [pango,true],
+  'cairo': [cairo,true],
+  'pangocairo': [pangocairo,true],
+  'math': [math,true],
 }
 
 reproducible_build_versions = { 
@@ -208,14 +211,21 @@ reproducible_build_versions = {
 cagebreak_dependencies = []
 
 foreach name, dep : cagebreak_dependencies_dict
-  cagebreak_dependencies += dep
+  cagebreak_dependencies += dep[0]
 endforeach
 
 foreach name, dep : cagebreak_dependencies_dict
-  if reproducible_build_versions[name] != '-1' and reproducible_build_versions[name] != dep.version()
-    warning('The installed version of "' + name + '" on your machine (' + dep.version() + ') differs from the one used to generate the binary specified in the README section "Reproducible Builds" (' + reproducible_build_versions[name] + '). Cagebreak does not guarantee a reproducible build for this configuration.'
-    )
-	break
+  if reproducible_build_versions[name] != '-1'
+    if dep[1] == false
+      if dep[0].version() < reproducible_build_versions[name]
+        warning('The installed version of "' + name + '" on your machine (' + dep[0].version() + ') is older than the one used to generate the binary specified in the README section "Reproducible Builds" (' + reproducible_build_versions[name] + '). It is recommended to use an up-to-date version for compiling cagebreak.'
+        )
+      endif
+    elif reproducible_build_versions[name] != dep[0].version()
+      warning('The installed version of "' + name + '" on your machine (' + dep[0].version() + ') differs from the one used to generate the binary specified in the README section "Reproducible Builds" (' + reproducible_build_versions[name] + '). Cagebreak does not guarantee a reproducible build for this configuration.'
+      )
+      break
+    endif
   endif
 endforeach