diff --git a/gstlal-burst/configure.ac b/gstlal-burst/configure.ac
index 569f1f9ac83e9709019545939f87728d0cbedafb..79206f2c3f9043e9703be31f9a323f2210511d1a 100644
--- a/gstlal-burst/configure.ac
+++ b/gstlal-burst/configure.ac
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ AC_DEFINE([GSTLAL_FFTWF_WISDOM_ENV], ["GSTLAL_FFTWF_WISDOM"], [Set to the name o
 
 
 AC_SUBST([GSTREAMER_RELEASE], [1.0])
-AC_SUBST([MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION], [1.2.4])
+AC_SUBST([MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION], [1.14.1])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([gstreamer], [gstreamer-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION} gstreamer-base-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION}])
 AC_SUBST([gstreamer_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([gstreamer_LIBS])
diff --git a/gstlal-calibration/configure.ac b/gstlal-calibration/configure.ac
index 169c89ebeb6dff3743ce7adf65b3591a60b7ec0b..68399bcee3959f5904d65eeeedeec94abe3be3fa 100644
--- a/gstlal-calibration/configure.ac
+++ b/gstlal-calibration/configure.ac
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([m], [main], , [AC_MSG_ERROR([Not found!])])
 
 
 AC_SUBST([GSTREAMER_RELEASE], [1.0])
-AC_SUBST([MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION], [1.2.4])
+AC_SUBST([MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION], [1.14.1])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([gstreamer], [gstreamer-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION} gstreamer-base-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION} gstreamer-controller-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION}])
 AC_SUBST([gstreamer_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([gstreamer_LIBS])
diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/configure.ac b/gstlal-inspiral/configure.ac
index 689e1ef9b9542ebfc93488738e1f48029a512410..3d9274fb913ac61eceefe97a8555a86a3369577e 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/configure.ac
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/configure.ac
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([m], [main], , [AC_MSG_ERROR([Not found!])])
 
 
 AC_SUBST([GSTREAMER_RELEASE], [1.0])
-AC_SUBST([MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION], [1.2.4])
+AC_SUBST([MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION], [1.14.1])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([gstreamer], [gstreamer-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION} gstreamer-base-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION} gstreamer-controller-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION}])
 AC_SUBST([gstreamer_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([gstreamer_LIBS])
diff --git a/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac b/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac
index bd00d8777214e65b682030ab66e933a8c7f7225c..d93173464cde5b9261808bcb49f6c76996a8fb6b 100644
--- a/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac
+++ b/gstlal-ugly/configure.ac
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ AC_SUBST([NDS_LIBS])
 
 
 AC_SUBST([GSTREAMER_RELEASE], [1.0])
-AC_SUBST([MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION], [1.2.4])
+AC_SUBST([MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION], [1.14.1])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([gstreamer], [gstreamer-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION} gstreamer-base-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION}])
 AC_SUBST([gstreamer_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([gstreamer_LIBS])
diff --git a/gstlal/configure.ac b/gstlal/configure.ac
index 563ac6256ad4ab084573d99c245d7d6cb8a7129f..9e374518e27f3908a3ab2a0e1233070672cdbf30 100644
--- a/gstlal/configure.ac
+++ b/gstlal/configure.ac
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ AC_DEFINE([GSTLAL_FFTWF_WISDOM_ENV], ["GSTLAL_FFTWF_WISDOM"], [Set to the name o
 
 
 AC_SUBST([GSTREAMER_RELEASE], [1.0])
-AC_SUBST([MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION], [1.2.4])
+AC_SUBST([MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION], [1.14.1])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([gstreamer], [gstreamer-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION} gstreamer-allocators-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION} gstreamer-base-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION} gstreamer-controller-${GSTREAMER_RELEASE} >= ${MIN_GSTREAMER_VERSION}])
 AC_SUBST([gstreamer_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([gstreamer_LIBS])