diff --git a/Build.PL b/Build.PL
index 8de9956ad6bfb0abc528329431de485cefeff2e7..1769ae76c47fa7f71c402f9becd631e4231e50f0 100644
--- a/Build.PL
+++ b/Build.PL
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Module::Build->new(
 		'Test::More' => 0,
 		'Test::Pod' => 0,
 	},
+	configure_requires => {
+		'Module::Build' => 0.40,
+	},
 	module_name => 'Travel::Routing::DE::VRR',
 	license => 'unrestricted',
 	requires => {