diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat b/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
index ff6b085366..4d54a0881a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliar
 @echo on
 
 :: FIXME: make warnings fatal
-pip3 install --upgrade --user meson~=0.64 || goto :error
+pip3 install --upgrade --user meson~=1.2 || goto :error
 meson setup -Dbackend_max_links=1 -Ddebug=false -Dmedia-gstreamer=disabled -Dvulkan=disabled _build || goto :error
 ninja -C _build || goto :error
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4ff564f598..badfd2cb86 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ project('gtk', 'c',
           # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/2289
           'c_std=gnu99',
         ],
-        meson_version : '>= 0.63.0',
+        meson_version : '>= 1.2.0',
         license: 'LGPL-2.1-or-later')
 
 # keep these numbers in sync with wrap files where there exist