diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat b/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
index c6833f0c0e..3e346fdabf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliar
 @echo on
 
 :: FIXME: make warnings fatal
-pip3 install --upgrade --user meson==0.56.2  || goto :error
+pip3 install --upgrade --user meson==0.59 || goto :error
 meson -Dmedia-gstreamer=disabled _build || goto :error
 ninja -C _build || goto :error