diff --git a/config/x86_64/ci.toml b/config/x86_64/ci.toml
index 9fb95addd..58ae95173 100644
--- a/config/x86_64/ci.toml
+++ b/config/x86_64/ci.toml
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ mesa = {}
 mesa-glu = {}
 mesa-demos = {}
 mesa-demos-x11 = {}
+meson = {}
 mgba = {}
 miniserve = {}
 mpc = {}
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/build-system/meson/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/build-system/meson/recipe.toml
index 77fcb41c4..c2b8eb2df 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/build-system/meson/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/build-system/meson/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
-#TODO create a standalone script: https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson#creating-a-standalone-script
+#TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
-tar = "https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/1.3.0/meson-1.3.0.tar.gz"
+git = "https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson"
+rev = "1.12.1"
+shallow_clone = true
+
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "python"
+dev-dependencies = [
+  "host:python312",
+  "python312",
+  "python3-setuptools",
+]
+
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+  "python312",
+]