diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83069007..e6c36f12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,18 +53,21 @@ Building libvfio-user
 
 Build requirements:
 
- * `meson` (v0.53.0 or above)
+ * `meson` (v0.57.0 or above)
  * `apt install libjson-c-dev libcmocka-dev` or
  * `yum install json-c-devel libcmocka-devel`
 
 The kernel headers are necessary because VFIO structs and defines are reused.
 
-To build:
-
+To build the vfio-user library and examples:
 ```
-meson build
+meson setup build
 ninja -C build
 ```
+To install libvfio-user dynamic library and header files:
+```
+sudo ninja -C build install
+```
 
 Finally build your program and link with `libvfio-user.so`.
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5b7e720d..93be0d7c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project(
     'c',
     version: '0.0.1',
     license: 'BSD-3-Clause',
-    meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
+    meson_version: '>= 0.57.0',
     default_options: [
         'buildtype=debug',
         'c_std=gnu99',