diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 35ca345..a525d36
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ project('SampleHive',
         'cpp',
         version : 'v0.9.0_alpha.1',
         license : 'GPL v3',
-        meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
+        meson_version: '>= 1.5.2',
         default_options : ['warning_level=2',
                            'buildtype=debugoptimized',
                            'b_lto=true',
                            'b_lto_threads=2',
-                           'cpp_std=gnu++14'])
+                           'cpp_std=gnu++20'])
 
 # Create configuration data
 config_data = configuration_data()
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ project_name = meson.project_name()
 project_license = meson.project_license()
 project_version = meson.project_version()
 project_author = 'Apoorv'
-project_copyright_years = '2020-2021'
+project_copyright_years = '2020-2025'
 project_description = 'A simple, modern audio sample browser/manager for GNU/Linux.'
 project_website = 'http://samplehive.gitlab.io/website'
 
@@ -101,16 +101,17 @@ wx_opts = cmake.subproject_options()
 wx_opts.add_cmake_defines({'CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE': 'ON',
                            'CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX': prefix,
                            'CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE': 'Release',
-                           'wxBUILD_SHARED': 'ON',
+                           'wxBUILD_SHARED': 'OFF',
                            'wxBUILD_MONOLITHIC': 'OFF',
                            'wxBUILD_BENCHMARKS': 'OFF',
                            'wxBUILD_PRECOMP': 'OFF',
                            'wxBUILD_TESTS': 'OFF',
                            'wxBUILD_SAMPLES': 'OFF',
                            'wxBUILD_DEMOS': 'OFF',
-                           'wxBUILD_COMPATIBILITY': '3.0',
+                           'wxBUILD_COMPATIBILITY': '3.2',
                            'wxBUILD_TOOLKIT': wx_toolkit,
                            'wxUSE_UNICODE': 'ON',
+                           'wxUSE_GUI': 'ON',
                            'wxUSE_AUI': 'OFF',
                            'wxUSE_XML': 'OFF',
                            'wxUSE_XRC': 'ON',
@@ -126,6 +127,17 @@ wx_opts.add_cmake_defines({'CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE': 'ON',
                            'wxUSE_LIBSDL': 'OFF',
                            'wxUSE_MEDIACTRL': 'ON'})
 
+spdlog_opts = cmake.subproject_options()
+spdlog_opts.add_cmake_defines({'CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE': 'ON',
+                               'CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX': prefix,
+                               'CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE': 'Release',
+                               'SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT': 'ON',
+                               'SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE': 'OFF',
+                               'SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE_HO': 'OFF',
+                               'SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS': 'OFF',
+                               'SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS_HO': 'OFF',
+                               'SPDLOG_BUILD_BENCH': 'OFF'})
+
 taglib_opts = cmake.subproject_options()
 taglib_opts.add_cmake_defines({'CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE': 'ON',
                                'CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX': prefix,
@@ -202,7 +214,7 @@ src = [
 
 include_dirs = include_directories('src')
 
-# Static link C/C++ libs if platform is windows
+# Static link C and CXX libs if platform is windows
 link_args = []
 
 if host_sys == 'windows'
@@ -210,7 +222,7 @@ if host_sys == 'windows'
 endif
 
 # Dependencies
-wx = dependency('wxwidgets', version: '>=3.2.1', required: false)
+wx = dependency('wxwidgets', version: '>=3.2.8', required: true)
 
 wx_cxx_flags = []
 wx_libs = []
@@ -230,7 +242,7 @@ if not wx.found()
     src += rc_file
   endif
 else
-  wxconfig = find_program(['wx-config', 'wx-config-gtk3', 'wx-config-3.1'])
+  wxconfig = find_program(['wx-config', 'wx-config-gtk3', 'wx-config-3.2'])
   wx_modules = ['media', 'std']
 
   foreach module : wx_modules
@@ -239,7 +251,7 @@ else
   endforeach
 endif
 
-taglib = dependency('taglib', version: '>=1.12', required: false)
+taglib = dependency('taglib', version: '>=1.12', required: true)
 
 if not taglib.found()
   taglib_subproject = cmake.subproject('taglib', options: taglib_opts)
@@ -248,7 +260,7 @@ else
   config_data.set('USE_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH', 1)
 endif
 
-sqlite3 = dependency('sqlite3', version: '>=3.31.1', required: false)
+sqlite3 = dependency('sqlite3', version: '>=3.45.1', required: true)
 
 if not sqlite3.found()
   sqlite3_subproject = subproject('sqlite3')
@@ -256,28 +268,28 @@ if not sqlite3.found()
   sqlite3 = declare_dependency(link_with: libsqlite3)
 endif
 
-yaml = dependency('yaml-cpp', version: '>=0.6.2', required: false)
+yaml = dependency('yaml-cpp', version: '>=0.8.0', required: true)
 
 if not yaml.found()
   yaml_subproject = cmake.subproject('yaml-cpp', options: yaml_opts)
   yaml = yaml_subproject.dependency('yaml-cpp')
 endif
 
-snd = dependency('sndfile', version: '>=1.2.0', required: false)
+snd = dependency('sndfile', version: '>=1.2.0', required: true)
 
 if not snd.found()
   snd_subproject = cmake.subproject('libsndfile', options: snd_opts)
   snd = snd_subproject.dependency('sndfile')
 endif
 
-spdlog = dependency('spdlog', version: '>=1.12.0', required: false)
+spdlog = dependency('spdlog', version: '>=1.12.0', required: true)
 
 if not spdlog.found()
   spdlog_subproject = cmake.subproject('spdlog', options: spdlog_opts)
   spdlog = spdlog_subproject.dependency('spdlog')
 endif
 
-aubio = dependency('aubio', version: '>=0.4.9', required: false)
+aubio = dependency('aubio', version: '>=0.4.9', required: true)
 
 if not aubio.found()
   aubio_subproject = subproject('aubio')