diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/spkg-configure.m4 b/build/pkgs/meson/spkg-configure.m4
index 7ebfa601644..1dd9935816a 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/meson/spkg-configure.m4
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/spkg-configure.m4
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE([meson], [dnl
-    dnl scipy 1.11.2 needs meson >= 1.1.0
-    dnl contourpy needs meson >= 1.2.0
-    dnl meson_python needs meson >= 1.2.3 for Python >= 3.12
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for meson >= 1.2.3], [ac_cv_path_MESON], [dnl
+    dnl scipy 1.15.2 needs meson >= 1.5.0
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for meson >= 1.5.0], [ac_cv_path_MESON], [dnl
         dnl Do not accept meson installed in the default user scheme;
         dnl it will not work in our venv because we set PYTHONUSERBASE
         dnl in sage-env.
@@ -10,7 +8,7 @@ SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE([meson], [dnl
             AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK([MESON], [meson], [dnl
                 AS_IF([meson_version=$($ac_path_MESON --version 2>&1)], [dnl
                     AS_IF([test -n "$meson_version"], [dnl
-                        AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$meson_version], [ge], [1.2.3], [dnl
+                        AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$meson_version], [ge], [1.5.0], [dnl
                             ac_cv_path_MESON="$ac_path_MESON"
                             ac_path_MESON_found=:
                         ])
diff --git a/build/pkgs/meson/version_requirements.txt b/build/pkgs/meson/version_requirements.txt
index 0b9952eaa15..6026d02b4af 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/meson/version_requirements.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/meson/version_requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-meson
+meson >= 1.5.0