diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b8098c1..10033c8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ glib_major_req = 2
 glib_minor_req = 82
 
 glib_req       = '>= @0@.@1@'.format(glib_major_req, glib_minor_req)
-gi_req         = '>= 1.83.2'
+gi_req         = '>= 1.82.0'
 fribidi_req    = '>= 1.0.6'
 libthai_req    = '>= 0.1.9'
 harfbuzz_req   = '>= 8.4.0'
diff --git a/pango/meson.build b/pango/meson.build
index f3c6d70..674b702 100644
--- a/pango/meson.build
+++ b/pango/meson.build
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ pango_dep_sources = [pango_enum_h]
 if build_gir
   gir_args = [
     '--quiet',
-    '--doc-format=gi-docgen',
   ]
   harfbuzz_gobject_dep = dependency('harfbuzz-gobject',
                                     version: harfbuzz_req,