diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 25e5d45..c00cad3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ addons:
 
 before_script:
   - pip3 install wheel
-  - pip3 install meson
+  - pip3 install --upgrade 'meson==0.52.0'
   - meson --version
 
 script: