diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index ba897b7..5b319d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install required libraries
         run: >
           sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y 
-          python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel ninja-build meson 
+          python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel
           cmake make build-essential clang-tidy
           libpam0g-dev libinih-dev libevdev-dev 
           python3-dev libopencv-dev
+        
+      - name: Install meson
+        run: sudo python3 -m pip install meson ninja
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
diff --git a/howdy/src/meson.build b/howdy/src/meson.build
index 153d4be..36ae832 100644
--- a/howdy/src/meson.build
+++ b/howdy/src/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('howdy', 'cpp', license: 'MIT', version: 'beta', meson_version: '>= 1.1.0')
+project('howdy', 'cpp', license: 'MIT', version: 'beta', meson_version: '>= 0.64.0')
 
 py = import('python').find_installation()
 py.dependency()