diff --git a/WinSpecific/vs12/UseGlib.props b/WinSpecific/vs12/UseGlib.props
index e66fbbb9c..55e19d445 100644
--- a/WinSpecific/vs12/UseGlib.props
+++ b/WinSpecific/vs12/UseGlib.props
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(GLIB_PATH)\include\glib-2.0;$(GLIB_PATH)\lib\glib-2.0\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>glib-2.0.lib;gthread-2.0.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>glib-2.0.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(GLIB_PATH)\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 92cf2efa8..c8c34b038 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign tar-ustar])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
 AC_PROG_CC
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GLIB,[glib-2.0 >= 2.0.0 gthread-2.0 >= 2.0.0],,[AC_MSG_ERROR([LCM requires GLib >= 2.0])])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GLIB,[glib-2.0 >= 2.32.0],,[AC_MSG_ERROR([LCM requires GLib >= 2.32])])
 AC_PATH_PROGS(JAR, [jar])
 AC_PATH_PROGS(JAVAC, [javac])
 
diff --git a/lcm-logger/lcm-logger.vcproj b/lcm-logger/lcm-logger.vcproj
index 8556e714a..a096647a8 100755
--- a/lcm-logger/lcm-logger.vcproj
+++ b/lcm-logger/lcm-logger.vcproj
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="Ws2_32.lib winmm.lib lcmd.lib getopt.lib glib-2.0.lib gthread-2.0.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="Ws2_32.lib winmm.lib lcmd.lib getopt.lib glib-2.0.lib"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\WinSpecific\debug; $(GLIB_PATH)\lib"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="Ws2_32.lib winmm.lib lcm.lib getopt.lib glib-2.0.lib gthread-2.0.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="Ws2_32.lib winmm.lib lcm.lib getopt.lib glib-2.0.lib"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\WinSpecific\release; $(GLIB_PATH)\lib"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
diff --git a/lcm-lua/rock/LUAROCKS_INSTALL.md b/lcm-lua/rock/LUAROCKS_INSTALL.md
index 41c199883..eb237a1b3 100644
--- a/lcm-lua/rock/LUAROCKS_INSTALL.md
+++ b/lcm-lua/rock/LUAROCKS_INSTALL.md
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Avoid using the both the Autotools build and LuaRocks. Using both will cause the
 module to be installed twice, in two different location. You should really only
 use one or the other, to avoid confusion later when updating, uninstalling, etc.
 
-The rock depends on `glib-2.0` and `gthread-2.0`, like the LCM library itself.
-The rock does not depend on the LCM library; the LCM sources are compiled in.
+The rock depends on `glib-2.0`, like the LCM library itself. The rock does not
+depend on the LCM library; the LCM sources are compiled in.
 
 LuaRocks will look for:
 
diff --git a/lcm-lua/rock/lcm-1.3.0-0.rockspec b/lcm-lua/rock/lcm-1.3.0-0.rockspec
index 1fc34b9ed..070762044 100644
--- a/lcm-lua/rock/lcm-1.3.0-0.rockspec
+++ b/lcm-lua/rock/lcm-1.3.0-0.rockspec
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ build = {
       },
       defines = {},
       libraries = {
-        "glib-2.0",
-        "gthread-2.0"
+        "glib-2.0"
       },
       incdirs = {
         "../..",
@@ -102,8 +101,7 @@ build = {
           defines = {'WIN32="lean_and_mean"'},
           libraries = {
             "Ws2_32",
-            "glib-2.0",
-            "gthread-2.0"
+            "glib-2.0"
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/lcm-python/README b/lcm-python/README
index 400ef1382..4f83e0944 100644
--- a/lcm-python/README
+++ b/lcm-python/README
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ BUILD REQUIREMENTS:
   - you should be able to build the LCM C library from Visual Studio.
   - you must set the GLIB_PATH environment variable.
   - The following files need to be discoverable by the dynamic linker:
-    intl.dll, libglib-2.0-0.dll, libgthread-2.0-0.dll
+    intl.dll, libglib-2.0-0.dll
 
 INSTALLATION:
   from a command shell:
diff --git a/lcm-python/setup.py b/lcm-python/setup.py
index 3977aa079..b1ab39331 100644
--- a/lcm-python/setup.py
+++ b/lcm-python/setup.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     # define additional macro WIN32, used to discriminate win specific code
     define_macros = [('WIN32', 1)]
 
-    libraries = [ 'Ws2_32', 'glib-2.0', 'gthread-2.0' ]
+    libraries = [ 'Ws2_32', 'glib-2.0' ]
 
     # compiler arguments
     # /TP enforces compilation of code as c++
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     sources.append(os.path.join("..", "lcm", "windows", "WinPorting.cpp"))
 
 else:
-    pkg_deps = "glib-2.0 gthread-2.0"
+    pkg_deps = "glib-2.0"
 
     # include path
     pkgconfig_include_flags = subprocess.check_output( ["pkg-config", "--cflags-only-I", pkg_deps] ).decode(sys.stdout.encoding)
diff --git a/lcm/lcm.pc.in b/lcm/lcm.pc.in
index c6089d572..31464399b 100644
--- a/lcm/lcm.pc.in
+++ b/lcm/lcm.pc.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ includedir=@includedir@
 
 Name: lcm
 Description: Lightweight Communications and Marshalling (LCM)
-Requires: glib-2.0 gthread-2.0
+Requires: glib-2.0 >= 2.32.0
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -llcm
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/lcm/lcm.vcproj b/lcm/lcm.vcproj
index 6ed188a17..c29e7b430 100755
--- a/lcm/lcm.vcproj
+++ b/lcm/lcm.vcproj
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions=" /SECTION:.winlcm,RWS"
-				AdditionalDependencies="Ws2_32.lib winmm.lib glib-2.0.lib gthread-2.0.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="Ws2_32.lib winmm.lib glib-2.0.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName)d.dll"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="$(GLIB_PATH)\lib"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions=" /SECTION:.winlcm,RWS"
-				AdditionalDependencies="Ws2_32.lib winmm.lib glib-2.0.lib gthread-2.0.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="Ws2_32.lib winmm.lib glib-2.0.lib"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="$(GLIB_PATH)\lib"
 				RandomizedBaseAddress="1"
 				DataExecutionPrevention="0"