diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cef0031..3fb97dc2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ You'll need the following dependencies:
 * libflatpak-dev
 * libgranite-7-dev >= 7.4.0
 * libgtk-4-dev
-* meson
+* meson >= 0.58.0
 * valac
 
 Run `meson` to configure the build environment and then `ninja` to build
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index d2c22809..b71aa154 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ gresource = gnome.compile_resources(
 i18n.merge_file(
     input: 'applications.metainfo.xml.in',
     output: 'io.elementary.settings.applications.metainfo.xml',
-    po_dir: join_paths(meson.source_root (), 'po', 'extra'),
+    po_dir: join_paths(meson.project_source_root (), 'po', 'extra'),
     install_dir: join_paths(datadir, 'metainfo'),
     install: true
 )
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 12c10fa8..1b24a541 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 project(
     'applications',
     'vala', 'c',
-    version: '8.2.0'
+    version: '8.2.0',
+    meson_version: '>= 0.58.0'
 )
 
 gettext_name = 'io.elementary.settings.' + meson.project_name()
diff --git a/po/extra/meson.build b/po/extra/meson.build
index e5572927..024dc312 100644
--- a/po/extra/meson.build
+++ b/po/extra/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 i18n.gettext('extra',
-    args: '--directory=' + meson.source_root(),
+    args: '--directory=' + meson.project_source_root(),
     preset: 'glib',
     install: false,
 )
diff --git a/po/meson.build b/po/meson.build
index c072575b..d7f18d4b 100644
--- a/po/meson.build
+++ b/po/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 i18n.gettext(gettext_name,
-    args: '--directory=' + meson.source_root(),
+    args: '--directory=' + meson.project_source_root(),
     preset: 'glib'
 )
 subdir('extra')
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 1dca946b..4435884c 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ plug_files = files(
 )
 
 switchboard_dep = dependency('switchboard-3')
-switchboard_plugsdir = switchboard_dep.get_pkgconfig_variable('plugsdir', define_variable: ['libdir', libdir])
+switchboard_plugsdir = switchboard_dep.get_variable('plugsdir', pkgconfig_define: ['libdir', libdir])
 
 shared_module(
     meson.project_name(),