diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d365309..bc32fcb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-project('ssp', 'cpp', 
+project(
+  'ssp', 
+  ['cpp'], 
   default_options : 
-  ['warning_level=3', 
-    'cpp_std=c++17', 
-    'buildtype=debugoptimized'],
+    ['warning_level=3', 
+      'cpp_std=c++17', 
+      'buildtype=debugoptimized'],
+  version: '1.3.0',
   meson_version:'>=0.54.0')
 
 fast_float_dep = dependency('fast_float')