diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat b/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
index b2de2baf4..ea1870eab 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test-msvc.bat
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary
 @echo on
 
 :: FIXME: make warnings fatal
-pip3 install --upgrade --user meson==0.48.0  || goto :error
+pip3 install --upgrade --user meson==0.49.2  || goto :error
 meson _build || goto :error
 ninja -C _build || goto :error