diff --git a/srcpkgs/meson/template b/srcpkgs/meson/template
index a0475b90087..70d2aa7e7cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/meson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/meson/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'meson'
 pkgname=meson
-version=0.50.1
+version=0.51.0
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://mesonbuild.com"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mesonbuild/meson/master/docs/markdown/Release-notes-for-${version%.?}.0.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e9f52047f26636ee512439c01755064656db5faecdd68e9af09dc772d829198c
+checksum=ec1e3942215a858d82c3d2e095d18adcf1ede94a34144662643d88db4dcb5263
 
 do_check() {
 	# meson depends on trillion of things to perform actual tests