diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 34fccaa2ba..899922ca47 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ python_version=$($python -c 'import sys; print("%d.%d.%d" % (sys.version_info[0]
 python="$python -B"
 
 if test -z "$meson"; then
-    if test "$explicit_python" = no && has meson && version_ge "$(meson --version)" 0.55.3; then
+    if test "$explicit_python" = no && has meson && version_ge "$(meson --version)" 0.57.0; then
         meson=meson
     elif test $git_submodules_action != 'ignore' ; then
         meson=git
@@ -6384,10 +6384,6 @@ fi
 mv $cross config-meson.cross
 
 rm -rf meson-private meson-info meson-logs
-unset staticpic
-if ! version_ge "$($meson --version)" 0.56.0; then
-  staticpic=$(if test "$pie" = yes; then echo true; else echo false; fi)
-fi
 NINJA=$ninja $meson setup \
         --prefix "$prefix" \
         --libdir "$libdir" \
@@ -6407,7 +6403,6 @@ NINJA=$ninja $meson setup \
         -Dwerror=$(if test "$werror" = yes; then echo true; else echo false; fi) \
         -Dstrip=$(if test "$strip_opt" = yes; then echo true; else echo false; fi) \
         -Db_pie=$(if test "$pie" = yes; then echo true; else echo false; fi) \
-        ${staticpic:+-Db_staticpic=$staticpic} \
         -Db_coverage=$(if test "$gcov" = yes; then echo true; else echo false; fi) \
         -Db_lto=$lto -Dcfi=$cfi -Dcfi_debug=$cfi_debug \
         -Dmalloc=$malloc -Dmalloc_trim=$malloc_trim -Dsparse=$sparse \
diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index f84306ba7e..0aa98719af 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ endif
 if build_docs
   SPHINX_ARGS += ['-Dversion=' + meson.project_version(), '-Drelease=' + config_host['PKGVERSION']]
 
-  sphinx_extn_depends = [ meson.source_root() / 'docs/sphinx/depfile.py',
-                          meson.source_root() / 'docs/sphinx/hxtool.py',
-                          meson.source_root() / 'docs/sphinx/kerneldoc.py',
-                          meson.source_root() / 'docs/sphinx/kernellog.py',
-                          meson.source_root() / 'docs/sphinx/qapidoc.py',
-                          meson.source_root() / 'docs/sphinx/qmp_lexer.py',
+  sphinx_extn_depends = [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'sphinx/depfile.py',
+                          meson.current_source_dir() / 'sphinx/hxtool.py',
+                          meson.current_source_dir() / 'sphinx/kerneldoc.py',
+                          meson.current_source_dir() / 'sphinx/kernellog.py',
+                          meson.current_source_dir() / 'sphinx/qapidoc.py',
+                          meson.current_source_dir() / 'sphinx/qmp_lexer.py',
                           qapi_gen_depends ]
 
   have_ga = have_tools and config_host.has_key('CONFIG_GUEST_AGENT')
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index adeec153d9..9e2a3242ca 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
-project('qemu', ['c'], meson_version: '>=0.55.0',
-        default_options: ['warning_level=1', 'c_std=gnu99', 'cpp_std=gnu++11', 'b_colorout=auto'] +
-                         (meson.version().version_compare('>=0.56.0') ? [ 'b_staticpic=false' ] : []),
-        version: run_command('head', meson.source_root() / 'VERSION').stdout().strip())
+project('qemu', ['c'], meson_version: '>=0.57.0',
+        default_options: ['warning_level=1', 'c_std=gnu99', 'cpp_std=gnu++11', 'b_colorout=auto',
+                          'b_staticpic=false'],
+        version: files('VERSION'))
 
 not_found = dependency('', required: false)
-if meson.version().version_compare('>=0.56.0')
-  keyval = import('keyval')
-else
-  keyval = import('unstable-keyval')
-endif
+keyval = import('keyval')
 ss = import('sourceset')
 fs = import('fs')
 
@@ -1646,21 +1642,21 @@ genh += configure_file(output: 'config-host.h', configuration: config_host_data)
 hxtool = find_program('scripts/hxtool')
 shaderinclude = find_program('scripts/shaderinclude.pl')
 qapi_gen = find_program('scripts/qapi-gen.py')
-qapi_gen_depends = [ meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/__init__.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/commands.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/common.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/error.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/events.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/expr.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/gen.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/introspect.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/parser.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/schema.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/source.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/types.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/visit.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi/common.py',
-                     meson.source_root() / 'scripts/qapi-gen.py'
+qapi_gen_depends = [ meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/__init__.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/commands.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/common.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/error.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/events.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/expr.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/gen.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/introspect.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/parser.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/schema.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/source.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/types.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/visit.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi/common.py',
+                     meson.current_source_dir() / 'scripts/qapi-gen.py'
 ]
 
 tracetool = [
@@ -2204,14 +2200,14 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
   if target.endswith('-softmmu')
     execs = [{
       'name': 'qemu-system-' + target_name,
-      'gui': false,
+      'win_subsystem': 'console',
       'sources': files('softmmu/main.c'),
       'dependencies': []
     }]
     if targetos == 'windows' and (sdl.found() or gtk.found())
       execs += [{
         'name': 'qemu-system-' + target_name + 'w',
-        'gui': true,
+        'win_subsystem': 'windows',
         'sources': files('softmmu/main.c'),
         'dependencies': []
       }]
@@ -2220,7 +2216,7 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
       specific_fuzz = specific_fuzz_ss.apply(config_target, strict: false)
       execs += [{
         'name': 'qemu-fuzz-' + target_name,
-        'gui': false,
+        'win_subsystem': 'console',
         'sources': specific_fuzz.sources(),
         'dependencies': specific_fuzz.dependencies(),
       }]
@@ -2228,7 +2224,7 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
   else
     execs = [{
       'name': 'qemu-' + target_name,
-      'gui': false,
+      'win_subsystem': 'console',
       'sources': [],
       'dependencies': []
     }]
@@ -2248,7 +2244,7 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
                link_language: link_language,
                link_depends: [block_syms, qemu_syms] + exe.get('link_depends', []),
                link_args: link_args,
-               gui_app: exe['gui'])
+               win_subsystem: exe['win_subsystem'])
 
     if exe_sign
       emulators += {exe['name'] : custom_target(exe['name'],
diff --git a/plugins/meson.build b/plugins/meson.build
index e77723010e..d58efc980e 100644
--- a/plugins/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 if 'CONFIG_HAS_LD_DYNAMIC_LIST' in config_host
-  plugin_ldflags = ['-Wl,--dynamic-list=' + (meson.build_root() / 'qemu-plugins-ld.symbols')]
+  plugin_ldflags = ['-Wl,--dynamic-list=' + (meson.project_build_root() / 'qemu-plugins-ld.symbols')]
 elif 'CONFIG_HAS_LD_EXPORTED_SYMBOLS_LIST' in config_host
-  plugin_ldflags = ['-Wl,-exported_symbols_list,' + (meson.build_root() / 'qemu-plugins-ld64.symbols')]
+  plugin_ldflags = ['-Wl,-exported_symbols_list,' + (meson.project_build_root() / 'qemu-plugins-ld64.symbols')]
 else
   plugin_ldflags = []
 endif
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 656d211e25..c45f5e2275 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ tests = {
   'test-keyval': [testqapi],
   'test-logging': [],
   'test-uuid': [],
-  'ptimer-test': ['ptimer-test-stubs.c', meson.source_root() / 'hw/core/ptimer.c'],
+  'ptimer-test': ['ptimer-test-stubs.c', meson.project_source_root() / 'hw/core/ptimer.c'],
   'test-qapi-util': [],
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build b/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build
index 304ef939bd..26588396d2 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 test_env = environment()
-test_env.set('PYTHONPATH', meson.source_root() / 'scripts')
+test_env.set('PYTHONPATH', meson.project_source_root() / 'scripts')
 test_env.set('PYTHONIOENCODING', 'utf-8')
 
 schemas = [
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ if build_docs
                                # clutter up the build dir with the cache.
                                command: [SPHINX_ARGS,
                                          '-b', 'text', '-E',
-                                         '-c', meson.source_root() / 'docs',
+                                         '-c', meson.project_source_root() / 'docs',
                                          '-D', 'master_doc=doc-good',
                                          meson.current_source_dir(),
                                          meson.current_build_dir()])
diff --git a/tests/qtest/meson.build b/tests/qtest/meson.build
index 58efc46144..eb254341eb 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qtest/meson.build
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ foreach dir : target_dirs
     qtest_env.set('QTEST_QEMU_IMG', './qemu-img')
     test_deps += [qemu_img]
   endif
-  qtest_env.set('G_TEST_DBUS_DAEMON', meson.source_root() / 'tests/dbus-vmstate-daemon.sh')
+  qtest_env.set('G_TEST_DBUS_DAEMON', meson.project_source_root() / 'tests/dbus-vmstate-daemon.sh')
   qtest_env.set('QTEST_QEMU_BINARY', './qemu-system-' + target_base)
   
   foreach test : target_qtests
diff --git a/trace/meson.build b/trace/meson.build
index 08f83a15c3..317b557915 100644
--- a/trace/meson.build
+++ b/trace/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ specific_ss.add(files('control-target.c'))
 
 trace_events_files = []
 foreach dir : [ '.' ] + trace_events_subdirs
-  trace_events_file = meson.source_root() / dir / 'trace-events'
+  trace_events_file = meson.project_source_root() / dir / 'trace-events'
   trace_events_files += [ trace_events_file ]
   group_name = dir == '.' ? 'root' : dir.underscorify()
   group = '--group=' + group_name
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ foreach d : [
 ]
   gen = custom_target(d[0],
                 output: d[0],
-                input: meson.source_root() / 'trace-events',
+                input: meson.project_source_root() / 'trace-events',
                 command: [ tracetool, '--group=root', '--format=@0@'.format(d[1]), '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@' ],
                 depend_files: tracetool_depends)
   specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_TCG', if_true: gen)
