diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b4139a99..350f0095 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project(
   'exiv2',
   'cpp',
   version: '1.0.0',
-  meson_version: '>=0.49.0',
+  meson_version: '>=0.54.1',
   default_options: ['warning_level=0', 'cpp_std=c++17'],
 )