diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 61a8f2bebb..646590fe0d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1194,6 +1194,16 @@ fi
 ##########################################
 # detect rust triple
 
+meson_version=$($meson --version)
+if test "$rust" != disabled && ! version_ge "$meson_version" 1.9.0; then
+  if test "$rust" = enabled; then
+    $mkvenv ensuregroup --dir "${source_path}/python/wheels" \
+         ${source_path}/pythondeps.toml meson-rust || exit 1
+  else
+    echo "Rust needs Meson 1.9.0, disabling" 2>&1
+    rust=disabled
+  fi
+fi
 if test "$rust" != disabled && has "$rustc" && $rustc -vV > "${TMPDIR1}/${TMPB}.out"; then
   rust_host_triple=$(sed -n 's/^host: //p' "${TMPDIR1}/${TMPB}.out")
 else
diff --git a/python/scripts/vendor.py b/python/scripts/vendor.py
index 0405e910b4..33ac7a45de 100755
--- a/python/scripts/vendor.py
+++ b/python/scripts/vendor.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ def main() -> int:
     parser.parse_args()
 
     packages = {
-        "meson==1.5.0":
-        "52b34f4903b882df52ad0d533146d4b992c018ea77399f825579737672ae7b20",
+        "meson==1.9.0":
+        "45e51ddc41e37d961582d06e78c48e0f9039011587f3495c4d6b0781dad92357",
     }
 
     vendor_dir = Path(__file__, "..", "..", "wheels").resolve()
diff --git a/python/wheels/meson-1.9.0-py3-none-any.whl b/python/wheels/meson-1.9.0-py3-none-any.whl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57cc75cb13
Binary files /dev/null and b/python/wheels/meson-1.9.0-py3-none-any.whl differ
diff --git a/pythondeps.toml b/pythondeps.toml
index c03c9df81b..c6a7c506ff 100644
--- a/pythondeps.toml
+++ b/pythondeps.toml
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@
 
 [meson]
 # The install key should match the version in python/wheels/
-meson = { accepted = ">=1.5.0", installed = "1.5.0", canary = "meson" }
+meson = { accepted = ">=1.8.4", installed = "1.9.0", canary = "meson" }
 pycotap = { accepted = ">=1.1.0", installed = "1.3.1" }
 
+[meson-rust]
+# The install key should match the version in python/wheels/
+meson = { accepted = ">=1.9.0", installed = "1.9.0", canary = "meson" }
+
 [docs]
 # Please keep the installed versions in sync with docs/requirements.txt
 sphinx = { accepted = ">=3.4.3", installed = "5.3.0", canary = "sphinx-build" }