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 -------------
 
 The Kiwix library builds using [Meson](https://mesonbuild.com/) version
-0.43 or higher. Meson relies itself on Ninja, pkg-config and few other
+0.45 or higher. Meson relies itself on Ninja, pkg-config and few other
 compilation tools.
 
 Install first the few common compilation tools: