diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 495a6a9d9..73fd82932 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           python3 -m venv venv
           source venv/bin/activate
-          pip3 install meson==0.56.0
+          pip3 install meson==0.60.0
           CC=clang CXX=clang++ meson setup build --default-library=static -Db_sanitize=address,undefined --buildtype=debugoptimized --wrap-mode=nodownload -Dexperimental_api=true
           meson compile -Cbuild -j9
           meson test -Cbuild -t 10 --print-errorlogs | asan_symbolize | c++filt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           python3 -m venv venv
           source venv/bin/activate
-          pip3 install meson==0.56.0
+          pip3 install meson==0.60.0
           CC=clang CXX=clang++ meson setup build --default-library=static -Db_sanitize=thread --buildtype=debugoptimized --wrap-mode=nodownload -Dexperimental_api=true
           meson compile -Cbuild -j9
           meson test -Cbuild -t 10 --print-errorlogs | asan_symbolize | c++filt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           python3 -m venv venv
           source venv/bin/activate
-          pip3 install meson==0.56.0
+          pip3 install meson==0.60.0
           # msan, needs --force-fallback-for=glib,freetype2 also which doesn't work yet but runs fuzzer cases at least
           CC=clang CXX=clang++ meson setup build --default-library=static -Db_sanitize=memory --buildtype=debugoptimized --wrap-mode=nodownload -Dauto_features=disabled -Dtests=enabled -Dexperimental_api=true
           meson compile -Cbuild -j9
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fa02aef25..41f24b2cb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('harfbuzz', ['c', 'cpp'],
-  meson_version: '>= 0.55.0',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.60.0',
   version: '11.0.1',
   default_options: [
     'cpp_eh=none',          # Just to support msvc, we are passing -fno-exceptions also anyway
@@ -145,38 +145,12 @@ wasm_dep = cpp.find_library('iwasm', required: get_option('wasm'))
 # How to check whether iwasm was built, and hence requires, LLVM?
 #llvm_dep = cpp.find_library('LLVM-15', required: get_option('wasm'))
 
-if meson.version().version_compare('>=0.60.0')
-  # pkg-config: icu-uc, cmake: ICU but with components
-  icu_dep = dependency('icu-uc', 'ICU',
-                            version: icu_min_version,
-                            components: 'uc',
-                            required: get_option('icu'),
-                            allow_fallback: true)
-else
-  # painful hack to handle multiple dependencies but also respect options
-  icu_opt = get_option('icu')
-  # we want to handle enabled manually after fallbacks, but also handle disabled normally
-  if icu_opt.enabled()
-    icu_opt = false
-  endif
-  # try pkg-config name
-  icu_dep = dependency('icu-uc', version: icu_min_version, method: 'pkg-config', required: icu_opt)
-  # when disabled, leave it not-found
-  if not icu_dep.found() and not get_option('icu').disabled()
-    # Try cmake name
-    icu_dep = dependency('ICU', version: icu_min_version, method: 'cmake', components: 'uc', required: false)
-    # Try again with subproject fallback. `allow_fallback: true` means the
-    # fallback will be tried even if the icu option is set to `auto`, but
-    # we cannot pass this option until Meson 0.59.0, because no wrap file
-    # is checked into git.
-    if not icu_dep.found()
-      icu_dep = dependency('icu-uc',
-                           version: icu_min_version,
-                           method: 'pkg-config',
-                           required: get_option('icu'))
-    endif
-  endif
-endif
+# pkg-config: icu-uc, cmake: ICU but with components
+icu_dep = dependency('icu-uc', 'ICU',
+                          version: icu_min_version,
+                          components: 'uc',
+                          required: get_option('icu'),
+                          allow_fallback: true)
 
 if icu_dep.found() and icu_dep.version().version_compare('>=75.1') and (get_option('cpp_std') == 'c++11' or get_option('cpp_std') == 'c++14')
   cpp17_arg = cpp.get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc' ? '/std:c++17' : '-std=c++17'
@@ -466,12 +440,10 @@ configure_file(output: 'config.h', configuration: conf)
 alias_target('lib', libharfbuzz)
 alias_target('libs', libharfbuzz, libharfbuzz_subset)
 
-if meson.version().version_compare('>=0.57.0')
-  # Re glib, see https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/4153#issuecomment-2646347531
-  add_test_setup('default',
-                 exclude_suites: ['google-benchmark'],
-                 is_default: glib_dep.type_name() != 'internal' and not meson.is_subproject())
-endif
+# Re glib, see https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/4153#issuecomment-2646347531
+add_test_setup('default',
+                exclude_suites: ['google-benchmark'],
+                is_default: glib_dep.type_name() != 'internal' and not meson.is_subproject())
 
 build_summary = {
   'Directories':
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index c3e01cc6d..68e6e96c6 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ if get_option('tests').enabled()
 
   env = environment()
   env.set('srcdir', meson.current_source_dir())
-  env.set('base_srcdir', meson.source_root())
+  env.set('base_srcdir', meson.project_source_root())
   env.set('builddir', meson.current_build_dir())
   env.set('libs', meson.current_build_dir()) # TODO: Merge this with builddir after autotools removal
   HBSOURCES = []