diff --git a/tools/meson/Makefile b/tools/meson/Makefile
index 10f29c93d8..0d69593d56 100644
--- a/tools/meson/Makefile
+++ b/tools/meson/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=meson
-PKG_VERSION:=0.60.1
+PKG_VERSION:=0.61.1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH:=5add789c953d984b500858b2851ee3d7add0460cf1a6f852f0a721af17384e13
+PKG_HASH:=feb2cefb325b437dbf36146df7c6b87688ddff0b0205caa31dc64055c6da410c
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Andre Heider <a.heider@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0