diff --git a/programming/build/meson-python/actions.py b/programming/build/meson-python/actions.py
index da965c3bbc..88023e0d5f 100644
--- a/programming/build/meson-python/actions.py
+++ b/programming/build/meson-python/actions.py
@@ -5,16 +5,20 @@
 # See the file http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
 
 from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
-from pisi.actionsapi import mesontools
+from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
+from pisi.actionsapi import python3modules
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
-    mesontools.configure("--prefix=/usr")
+    shelltools.system("sed -e '/ninja/d' -i pyproject.toml")
+    # mesontools.configure("--prefix=/usr")
 
 def build():
-    mesontools.build()
+    python3modules.compile()
+    # mesontools.build()
 
 def install():
-    mesontools.install()
+    python3modules.install()
+    # mesontools.install()
 
     pisitools.dodoc("LICENSE", "README*")
diff --git a/programming/build/meson-python/pspec.xml b/programming/build/meson-python/pspec.xml
index 9634632f4b..b463ea7b5b 100644
--- a/programming/build/meson-python/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/build/meson-python/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <Icon>meson-python</Icon>
         <Summary>Meson PEP 517 Python build backend</Summary>
         <Description>meson-python is a Python build backend built on top of the Meson build system. It enables using Meson for the configuration and build steps of Python packages. </Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="1eff4dba5f667353a28f780db41420b2598469cd" type="targz">https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson-python/archive/refs/tags/0.15.0.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="5634f35ad95eff61c09cc0eeb93e65382ca8f656" type="targz">https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson-python/archive/refs/tags/0.16.0.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>ninja</Dependency>
@@ -36,11 +36,18 @@
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="doc">/usr/share/doc</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.*/site-packages/mesonpy</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.*/site-packages</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="2">
+            <Date>2024-08-19</Date>
+            <Version>0.16.0</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Pisi Linux Community</Name>
+            <Email>admin@pisilinux.org</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="1">
             <Date>2024-03-31</Date>
             <Version>0.15.0</Version>