diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d6682ec2..f50757fd5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Unreleased` header.
 
 # Unreleased
 
+- On X11, reduce the amount of time spent fetching screen resources.
+
 # 0.29.7
 
 - On X11, fix `Xft.dpi` reload during runtime.
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/monitor.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/monitor.rs
index a44e5458c..17ea959ee 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/monitor.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/x11/monitor.rs
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ impl ScreenResources {
         conn: &impl x11rb::connection::Connection,
         root: &x11rb::protocol::xproto::Screen,
     ) -> Result<Self, X11Error> {
-        let version = conn.randr_query_version(0, 0)?.reply()?;
+        let version = conn.randr_query_version(1, 3)?.reply()?;
 
         if (version.major_version == 1 && version.minor_version >= 3) || version.major_version > 1 {
             let reply = conn