diff --git a/mesh_navigation/CMakeLists.txt b/mesh_navigation/CMakeLists.txt
index c09c7f60..449a06c9 100644
--- a/mesh_navigation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mesh_navigation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(mesh_navigation)
-find_package(catkin REQUIRED)
-catkin_metapackage()
+find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
+ament_package()
diff --git a/mesh_navigation/COLCON_IGNORE b/mesh_navigation/COLCON_IGNORE
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/mesh_navigation/package.xml b/mesh_navigation/package.xml
index 08fe1cdd..1a1a2f50 100644
--- a/mesh_navigation/package.xml
+++ b/mesh_navigation/package.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<package format="2">
+<package format="3">
     <name>mesh_navigation</name>
     <version>1.0.1</version>
     <description>The mesh_navigation package provides a layered mesh_map implementation, a Move Base Flex mesh navigation server, as well as mesh navigation plugins for path planning and navigation control.</description>
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     <license>BSD-3</license>
     <author email="spuetz@uos.de">Sebastian Pütz</author>
 
-    <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend>
     <exec_depend>mbf_mesh_core</exec_depend>
     <exec_depend>mbf_mesh_nav</exec_depend>
     <exec_depend>mesh_client</exec_depend>
@@ -18,6 +17,6 @@
     <exec_depend>dijkstra_mesh_planner</exec_depend>
 
     <export>
-        <metapackage/>
+        <build_type>ament_cmake</build_type>
     </export>
 </package>