diff --git a/worker/tasks.py b/worker/tasks.py
index ddea8e29bb..c894d1e079 100644
--- a/worker/tasks.py
+++ b/worker/tasks.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 NUM_CORES = len(os.sched_getaffinity(0)) if hasattr(os, 'sched_getaffinity') else os.cpu_count();
 PYTHON = os.getenv('PYTHON') or sys.executable;
 MESON = os.getenv('MESON') or f'{PIP_MESON_NINJA_DIR}/bin/meson';
-MESON_VERSION = os.getenv('MESON_VERSION') or '1.4.0';
+MESON_VERSION = os.getenv('MESON_VERSION') or '1.4.2';
 # MESON_ARGS can be used to provide extra configuration parameters to meson,
 # such as adding defines or changing optimization options. For instance, use
 # `MESON_ARGS="-Dms_log_trace=true -Dms_log_file_line=true" npm i` to compile