diff --git a/srcpkgs/meson/template b/srcpkgs/meson/template
index 4f6d5ebc718..7b15a756059 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/meson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/meson/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'meson'
 pkgname=meson
-version=0.47.2
-revision=4
+version=0.48.0
+revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python3-module
 pycompile_module="mesonbuild"
-hostmakedepends="python3-devel"
-depends="ninja python3"
+hostmakedepends="python3-devel python3-setuptools"
+depends="ninja python3-setuptools"
 checkdepends="glib-devel gobject-introspection libsanitizer-devel ninja
  pkg-config vala python-devel"
 short_desc="Super fast build system"
@@ -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=69e251dc169e82e3d3235643c873167764d63020515d9ca837ea95ff021f2c83
+checksum=9de95eff4577a9b2b258bdef7a544da3f7fedab94ac2eabc6bacfcd11ea4e07e
 
 do_check() {
 	# meson depends on trillion of things to perform actual tests