diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 63b0cd3e3c..d4f05aad6f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ project('gst-plugins-good', 'c',
 
 gst_version = meson.project_version()
 version_arr = gst_version.split('.')
-gst_version_major = version_arr[0]
-gst_version_minor = version_arr[1]
-gst_version_micro = version_arr[2]
-if version_arr.length() == 4
-  gst_version_nano = version_arr[3]
+gst_version_major = version_arr[0].to_int()
+gst_version_minor = version_arr[1].to_int()
+gst_version_micro = version_arr[2].to_int()
+ if version_arr.length() == 4
+  gst_version_nano = version_arr[3].to_int()
 else
   gst_version_nano = 0
 endif