diff --git a/srcpkgs/meson/template b/srcpkgs/meson/template
index f6e27d98256..ad4e7af482e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/meson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/meson/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'meson'
 pkgname=meson
-version=0.39.1
+version=0.40.0
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 maintainer="Dylan Katz <muddmaker.97@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://mesonbuild.com"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a421ec73ed934b7bc80437f3f70c9a936e33f92b808c164d8087fe43b5698fcb
+checksum=34bab8104df65f78b89c8d27d074ec6a426cc97cdea2b139892de2545904609a