diff --git a/ci/install-gst.sh b/ci/install-gst.sh
index 140d98c71..b64001903 100755
--- a/ci/install-gst.sh
+++ b/ci/install-gst.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 
 DEFAULT_BRANCH="$GST_UPSTREAM_BRANCH"
 
-pip3 install meson==1.1.1 --break-system-packages
+pip3 install meson==1.4.1 --break-system-packages
 
 # gstreamer-rs already has a 'gstreamer' directory so don't clone there
 pushd .