diff --git a/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/actions.py b/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/actions.py
index 74f6b79215..83f3c7b0d9 100644
--- a/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/actions.py
@@ -7,17 +7,16 @@
 from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 from pisi.actionsapi import autotools
 from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
+from pisi.actionsapi import mesontools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
-    shelltools.export("EMACS", "no")
-    shelltools.system("NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh")
-    autotools.configure("--disable-static")
+    mesontools.configure()
 
 def build():
-    autotools.make()
+    mesontools.build()
 
 def install():
-    autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())
+    mesontools.install()
 
     pisitools.dodoc("AUTHORS", "ChangeLog", "NEWS", "README")
diff --git a/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/pspec.xml b/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/pspec.xml
index 088dba9e18..cf05c98641 100644
--- a/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/pspec.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>Command line utilities to work with desktop menu entries</Summary>
         <Description>desktop files are used to describe an application for inclusion in GNOME or KDE menus. This package contains desktop-file-validate which checks whether a .desktop file complies with the specification and desktop-file-install which installs a desktop file to the standard directory, optionally fixing it up in the process.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="9fd94cb7de302163015fcbc0e157c61323b1205d" type="tarxz">http://freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils/releases/desktop-file-utils-0.26.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="148431c694b91db67a4917fc2b13da0cd62b7ab0" type="tarxz">http://freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils/releases/desktop-file-utils-0.27.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
-             <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
 <!--             <Patch>mimeutils.patch</Patch> -->
@@ -38,6 +39,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="8">
+            <Date>2023-10-06</Date>
+            <Version>0.27</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="7">
             <Date>2021-09-22</Date>
             <Version>0.26</Version>