diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ef238c1..91a7be5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ gtk_dep = dependency('gtk+-3.0', version: '>=3.22')
 libhandy_dep = dependency('libhandy-1', version: '>=1.1.90', fallback: ['libhandy', 'libhandy_dep'], default_options: ['introspection=disabled'])
 libnm_dep = dependency('libnm', version: '>=1.14')
 phosh_plugins_dep = dependency('phosh-plugins', required: true, method: 'pkg-config')
-libphosh_dep = dependency('libphosh-0.43', required: true, method: 'pkg-config')
+
+libphosh_version = get_option('libphosh_version') != '' ? get_option('libphosh_version') : '0.44'
+libphosh_dep = dependency('libphosh-' + libphosh_version, required: true, method: 'pkg-config')
 
 plugin_deps = [
   gobject_dep,
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5fa9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+option('libphosh_version', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Custom version of libphosh to use (default: 0.44)')
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