diff --git a/src/tools/version_stamp.pl b/src/tools/version_stamp.pl
index 9d4f44d4a9..0c2f6a14de 100755
--- a/src/tools/version_stamp.pl
+++ b/src/tools/version_stamp.pl
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ my $fixedfiles = "";
 sed_file("configure.ac",
 	"-e 's/AC_INIT(\\[PostgreSQL\\], \\[[0-9a-z.]*\\]/AC_INIT([PostgreSQL], [$fullversion]/'"
 );
+sed_file("meson.build",
+	qq{-e "/^project(/,/^)/ s/ version: '[0-9a-z.]*',/ version: '$fullversion',/"}
+);
 
 print "Stamped these files with version number $fullversion:\n$fixedfiles";
 print "Don't forget to run autoconf $aconfver before committing.\n";