diff --git a/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk b/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk
index 8cd0dcdd16..5236c8994a 100644
--- a/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk
+++ b/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="meson"
-PKG_VERSION="0.53.1"
-PKG_SHA256="ec1ba33eea701baca2c1607dac458152dc8323364a51fdef6babda2623413b04"
+PKG_VERSION="0.56.0"
+PKG_SHA256="291dd38ff1cd55fcfca8fc985181dd39be0d3e5826e5f0013bf867be40117213"
 PKG_LICENSE="Apache"
 PKG_SITE="http://mesonbuild.com"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/$PKG_VERSION/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"