diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 82284f433..39a5a4130 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "dependencies": [
-    { "name": "puppetlabs/stdlib", "version_requirement": ">= 3.2.0 < 5.0.0" },
+    { "name": "puppetlabs/stdlib", "version_requirement": ">= 4.12.0 < 5.0.0" },
     { "name": "sensu/sensu" },
     { "name": "yelp/uchiwa" }
   ]