diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1832b701..d09af920 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@ jobs:
             ldflags:
             packages: g++-11
             meson_options:
-          - compiler: gcc10
-            os: ubuntu-20.04
-            cc: gcc-10
-            cxx: g++-10
-            ldflags:
-            packages: g++-10
-            meson_options:
           - compiler: clang
             os: ubuntu-24.04
             cc: clang
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fedcff9d..989ca9ab 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ncmpc 0.50 - not yet released
+* build: require Meson 0.56
 * lyrics/musixmatch: add new lyrics extension
 * lyrics/google: fix partial loading of lyrics
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f5b97424..d292e0b8 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ You need:
 - a C++20 compliant compiler (e.g. gcc or clang)
 - `libmpdclient <https://www.musicpd.org/libs/libmpdclient/>`__ 2.16
 - `ncurses <https://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/>`__
-- `Meson 0.49 <http://mesonbuild.com/>`__ and `Ninja <https://ninja-build.org/>`__
+- `Meson 0.56 <http://mesonbuild.com/>`__ and `Ninja <https://ninja-build.org/>`__
 
 Optional:
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1e60f041..4434d39c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('ncmpc', 'cpp',
   version: '0.50',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.49',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.56',
   default_options: [
     'cpp_std=c++2a',
     'warning_level=3',