diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2e3740b8c..b7cd47bce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,38 @@
-test:
-	python3 -m pytest --durations=10 --cov=./ --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered tests/
+.PHONY: dev install check linting test docs docs-release docs-html docs-dirhtml docs-latex release
+
+# Base build requirements are not installed automatically.
+# Inspired by https://meson-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/how-to-guides/editable-installs.html
+dev:
+	$(info [INFO] Make sure you're using a virtual environment for development)
+	python3 -m pip install meson-python meson ninja
+	python3 -m pip install --no-build-isolation --config-settings=editable-verbose=true --config-settings=setup-args=-Dbuildtype=debug --editable .[test,typing,lint,docs]
+install:
+	python3 -m pip install .
 
-check:
+check: linting
 	mypy perun/
 
-# Setuptools fails for nested requirements file when installed as `pip install .`, so sadly no
-# simple "dev" optional dependency
-dev:
-	pip3 install -e .[typing,lint,test,docs]
+linting:
+	black -q perun/
 
-install:
-	pip3 install .
+test:
+	$(info [INFO] Make sure you're using a virtual environment for testing. See 'make dev')
+	python3 -m pytest --durations=10 --cov=./ --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered tests/
 
-docs:
-	$(MAKE) -C docs html
+docs: docs-html docs-dirhtml docs-latex
 
-docs-latex:
-	$(MAKE) -C docs latex
+docs-release: dev docs
+	cp ./docs/_build/latex/Perun.pdf ./docs/pdf/perun.pdf
 
-docs-all:
+docs-html:
 	$(MAKE) -C docs html
+
+docs-dirhtml:
 	$(MAKE) -C docs dirhtml
-	$(MAKE) -C docs latex
 
-docs-release: dev docs-latex docs
-	cp ./docs/_build/latex/Perun.pdf ./docs/pdf/perun.pdf
+docs-latex:
+	$(MAKE) -C docs latex
 
-pypi-release:
+release:
 	python3 -m build
 
-.PHONY: init test docs install dev run-gui gh-pages docs-latex docs-release docs-all
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e97d3a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+project(
+    'perun',
+    'c',
+    version: '0.21.6',
+    license: 'GPL-3',
+    meson_version: '>=1.0.0',
+    default_options: [
+        'buildtype=debugoptimized',
+        'c_std=c11',
+        'optimization=2',
+    ],
+)
+
+py3 = import('python').find_installation(pure: false)
+py3_dep = py3.dependency()
+
+perun_files = files(
+    'LICENSE',
+    'pyproject.toml',
+    'tox.ini',
+)
+
+perun_dir = 'perun'
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_files,
+    subdir: perun_dir,
+)
+
+subdir('perun')
diff --git a/perun/check/meson.build b/perun/check/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3266e9d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/check/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+perun_check_dir = perun_dir / 'check'
+
+perun_check_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'average_amount_threshold.py',
+    'best_model_order_equality.py',
+    'exclusive_time_outliers.py',
+    'factory.py',
+    'fast_check.py',
+    'general_detection.py',
+    'integral_comparison.py',
+    'linear_regression.py',
+    'local_statistics.py',
+    'nonparam_helpers.py',
+    'polynomial_regression.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_check_files,
+    subdir: perun_check_dir,
+)
diff --git a/perun/cli_groups/meson.build b/perun/cli_groups/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..381cae431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/cli_groups/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+perun_cli_groups_dir = perun_dir / 'cli_groups'
+
+perun_cli_groups_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'check_cli.py',
+    'config_cli.py',
+    'run_cli.py',
+    'utils_cli.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_cli_groups_files,
+    subdir: perun_cli_groups_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/collect/bounds/meson.build b/perun/collect/bounds/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1edff980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/collect/bounds/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+perun_collect_bounds_dir = perun_collect_dir / 'bounds'
+
+perun_collect_bounds_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'parser.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+libedit_2_dep = dependency('libedit', version: ['>=2.0.0', '<3.0.0'], required: false)
+
+#if libedit_2_dep.found()
+  py3.install_sources(
+      perun_collect_bounds_files,
+      subdir: perun_collect_bounds_dir,
+  )
+
+  install_subdir(
+      'bin',
+      install_dir: py3.get_install_dir() / perun_collect_bounds_dir,
+      install_tag: 'python-runtime',
+  )
+  #endif
diff --git a/perun/collect/complexity/meson.build b/perun/collect/complexity/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15676efc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/collect/complexity/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+perun_collect_complexity_dir = perun_collect_dir / 'complexity'
+
+perun_collect_complexity_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'configurator.py',
+    'makefiles.py',
+    'run.py',
+    'symbols.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_collect_complexity_files,
+    subdir: perun_collect_complexity_dir,
+)
+
+install_subdir(
+    'cpp_sources',
+    install_dir: py3.get_install_dir() / perun_collect_complexity_dir,
+    install_tag: 'python-runtime',
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/collect/memory/meson.build b/perun/collect/memory/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a36af3652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/collect/memory/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+perun_collect_memory_dir = perun_collect_dir / 'memory'
+
+perun_collect_memory_c_files = files(
+    'backtrace.c',
+    'backtrace.h',
+    'malloc.c',
+)
+
+# $(CC) -shared -fPIC malloc.c backtrace.c -o malloc.so -lunwind -ldl
+
+shared_library(
+    'malloc.so',
+    perun_collect_memory_c_files,
+    install: true,
+    install_dir: py3.get_install_dir() / perun_collect_memory_dir,
+    link_args: ['-lunwind', '-ldl'],
+)
+
+perun_collect_memory_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'filter.py',
+    'parsing.py',
+    'run.py',
+    'syscalls.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_collect_memory_files,
+    subdir: perun_collect_memory_dir,
+)
diff --git a/perun/collect/meson.build b/perun/collect/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59b98d33e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/collect/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+perun_collect_dir = perun_dir / 'collect'
+
+perun_collect_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_collect_files,
+    subdir: perun_collect_dir,
+)
+
+subdir('bounds')
+subdir('complexity')
+subdir('memory')
+subdir('time')
+subdir('trace')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/collect/time/meson.build b/perun/collect/time/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aabc74d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/collect/time/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+perun_collect_time_dir = perun_collect_dir / 'time'
+
+perun_collect_time_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_collect_time_files,
+    subdir: perun_collect_time_dir,
+)
diff --git a/perun/collect/trace/ebpf/meson.build b/perun/collect/trace/ebpf/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27f87c673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/collect/trace/ebpf/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+perun_collect_trace_ebpf_dir = perun_collect_trace_dir / 'ebpf'
+
+perun_collect_trace_ebpf_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'ebpf.py',
+    'engine.py',
+    'program.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_collect_trace_ebpf_files,
+    subdir: perun_collect_trace_ebpf_dir,
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/collect/trace/meson.build b/perun/collect/trace/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d87969ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/collect/trace/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+perun_collect_trace_dir = perun_collect_dir / 'trace'
+
+perun_collect_trace_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'collect_engine.py',
+    'configuration.py',
+    'probes.py',
+    'processes.py',
+    'run.py',
+    'strategy.py',
+    'threads.py',
+    'values.py',
+    'watchdog.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_collect_trace_files,
+    subdir: perun_collect_trace_dir,
+)
+
+subdir('ebpf')
+subdir('optimizations')
+subdir('systemtap')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/collect/trace/optimizations/meson.build b/perun/collect/trace/optimizations/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..361929c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/collect/trace/optimizations/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+perun_collect_trace_optimizations_dir = perun_collect_trace_dir / 'optimizations'
+
+perun_collect_trace_optimizations_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'call_graph.py',
+    'call_graph_levels.py',
+    'cg_projection.py',
+    'diff_tracing.py',
+    'dynamic_baseline.py',
+    'dynamic_sampling.py',
+    'dynamic_stats.py',
+    'optimization.py',
+    'static_baseline.py',
+    'structs.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_collect_trace_optimizations_files,
+    subdir: perun_collect_trace_optimizations_dir,
+)
+
+subdir('resources')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/collect/trace/optimizations/resources/meson.build b/perun/collect/trace/optimizations/resources/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b311a31dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/collect/trace/optimizations/resources/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+perun_collect_trace_optimizations_resources_dir = perun_collect_trace_optimizations_dir / 'resources'
+
+perun_collect_trace_optimizations_resources_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'angr_provider.py',
+    'manager.py',
+    'perun_call_graph.py',
+    'perun_dynamic_stats.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_collect_trace_optimizations_resources_files,
+    subdir: perun_collect_trace_optimizations_resources_dir,
+)
diff --git a/perun/collect/trace/systemtap/meson.build b/perun/collect/trace/systemtap/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90ed1768a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/collect/trace/systemtap/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+perun_collect_trace_systemtap_dir = perun_collect_trace_dir / 'systemtap'
+
+perun_collect_trace_systemtap_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'engine.py',
+    'parse_compact.py',
+    'script_compact.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_collect_trace_systemtap_files,
+    subdir: perun_collect_trace_systemtap_dir,
+)
diff --git a/perun/fuzz/evaluate/meson.build b/perun/fuzz/evaluate/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d9cdc4a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/fuzz/evaluate/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+perun_fuzz_evaluate_dir = perun_fuzz_dir / 'evaluate'
+
+perun_fuzz_evaluate_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'by_coverage.py',
+    'by_perun.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_fuzz_evaluate_files,
+    subdir: perun_fuzz_evaluate_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/fuzz/meson.build b/perun/fuzz/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fba291f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/fuzz/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+perun_fuzz_dir = perun_dir / 'fuzz'
+
+perun_fuzz_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'factory.py',
+    'filesystem.py',
+    'filetype.py',
+    'helpers.py',
+    'interpret.py',
+    'randomizer.py',
+    'structs.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_fuzz_files,
+    subdir: perun_fuzz_dir
+)
+
+subdir('evaluate')
+subdir('methods')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/fuzz/methods/meson.build b/perun/fuzz/methods/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4677ed2eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/fuzz/methods/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+perun_fuzz_methods_dir = perun_fuzz_dir / 'methods'
+
+perun_fuzz_methods_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'binary.py',
+    'textfile.py',
+    'xml.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_fuzz_methods_files,
+    subdir: perun_fuzz_methods_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/logic/meson.build b/perun/logic/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..016287dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/logic/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+perun_logic_dir = perun_dir / 'logic'
+
+perun_logic_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'commands.py',
+    'config.py',
+    'config_templates.py',
+    'index.py',
+    'locks.py',
+    'pcs.py',
+    'runner.py',
+    'stats.py',
+    'store.py',
+    'temp.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_logic_files,
+    subdir: perun_logic_dir,
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/meson.build b/perun/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8eb07d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+perun_files = files(
+    'cli.py',
+    '__init__.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_files,
+    subdir: perun_dir,
+)
+
+subdir('check')
+subdir('cli_groups')
+subdir('collect')
+subdir('fuzz')
+subdir('logic')
+subdir('postprocess')
+subdir('profile')
+subdir('templates')
+subdir('testing')
+subdir('thirdparty')
+subdir('utils')
+subdir('vcs')
+subdir('view')
+subdir('workload')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/postprocess/clusterizer/meson.build b/perun/postprocess/clusterizer/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc3dca62f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/postprocess/clusterizer/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+perun_postprocess_clusterizer_dir = perun_postprocess_dir / 'clusterizer'
+
+perun_postprocess_clusterizer_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'run.py',
+    'sliding_window.py',
+    'sort_order.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_postprocess_clusterizer_files,
+    subdir: perun_postprocess_clusterizer_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/postprocess/kernel_regression/meson.build b/perun/postprocess/kernel_regression/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a29730090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/postprocess/kernel_regression/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+perun_postprocess_kernel_regression_dir = perun_postprocess_dir / 'kernel_regression'
+
+perun_postprocess_kernel_regression_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'methods.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_postprocess_kernel_regression_files,
+    subdir: perun_postprocess_kernel_regression_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/postprocess/meson.build b/perun/postprocess/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..575de7afa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/postprocess/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+perun_postprocess_dir = perun_dir / 'postprocess'
+
+perun_postprocess_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_postprocess_files,
+    subdir: perun_postprocess_dir
+)
+
+subdir('clusterizer')
+subdir('kernel_regression')
+subdir('moving_average')
+subdir('normalizer')
+subdir('regression_analysis')
+subdir('regressogram')
diff --git a/perun/postprocess/moving_average/meson.build b/perun/postprocess/moving_average/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae84a9602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/postprocess/moving_average/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+perun_postprocess_moving_average_dir = perun_postprocess_dir / 'moving_average'
+
+perun_postprocess_moving_average_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'methods.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_postprocess_moving_average_files,
+    subdir: perun_postprocess_moving_average_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/postprocess/normalizer/meson.build b/perun/postprocess/normalizer/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae8248a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/postprocess/normalizer/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+perun_postprocess_normalizer_dir = perun_postprocess_dir / 'normalizer'
+
+perun_postprocess_normalizer_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_postprocess_normalizer_files,
+    subdir: perun_postprocess_normalizer_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/postprocess/regression_analysis/extensions/meson.build b/perun/postprocess/regression_analysis/extensions/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..032040eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/postprocess/regression_analysis/extensions/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+perun_postprocess_regression_analysis_extensions_dir = perun_postprocess_regression_analysis_dir / 'extensions'
+
+perun_postprocess_regression_analysis_extensions_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'plot_models.py'
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_postprocess_regression_analysis_extensions_files,
+    subdir: perun_postprocess_regression_analysis_extensions_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/postprocess/regression_analysis/meson.build b/perun/postprocess/regression_analysis/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33cd7a7b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/postprocess/regression_analysis/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+perun_postprocess_regression_analysis_dir = perun_postprocess_dir / 'regression_analysis'
+
+perun_postprocess_regression_analysis_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'data_provider.py',
+    'derived.py',
+    'generic.py',
+    'methods.py',
+    'regression_models.py',
+    'run.py',
+    'specific.py',
+    'tools.py',
+    'transform.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_postprocess_regression_analysis_files,
+    subdir: perun_postprocess_regression_analysis_dir
+)
+
+subdir('extensions')
diff --git a/perun/postprocess/regressogram/meson.build b/perun/postprocess/regressogram/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51131a034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/postprocess/regressogram/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+perun_postprocess_regressogram_dir = perun_postprocess_dir / 'regressogram'
+
+perun_postprocess_regressogram_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'methods.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_postprocess_regressogram_files,
+    subdir: perun_postprocess_regressogram_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/profile/meson.build b/perun/profile/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8ee85a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/profile/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+perun_profile_dir = perun_dir / 'profile'
+
+perun_profile_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'convert.py',
+    'factory.py',
+    'helpers.py',
+    'query.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_profile_files,
+    subdir: perun_profile_dir
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/templates/meson.build b/perun/templates/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b07fc3c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/templates/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+perun_templates_dir = perun_dir / 'templates'
+
+perun_templates_files = files(
+    'check.jinja2',
+    'collect.__init__.jinja2',
+    'collect.run.jinja2',
+    'postprocess.__init__.jinja2',
+    'postprocess.run.jinja2',
+    'view.__init__.jinja2',
+    'view.run.jinja2',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_templates_files,
+    subdir: perun_templates_dir
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/testing/meson.build b/perun/testing/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8cd56bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/testing/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+perun_testing_dir = perun_dir / 'testing'
+
+perun_testing_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'asserts.py',
+    'mock_results.py',
+    'utils.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_testing_files,
+    subdir: perun_testing_dir
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/thirdparty/meson.build b/perun/thirdparty/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e0f8f80b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/thirdparty/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+perun_thirdparty_dir = perun_dir / 'thirdparty'
+
+perun_thirdparty_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_thirdparty_files,
+    subdir: perun_thirdparty_dir
+)
+
+subdir('pyqt_fit_port')
diff --git a/perun/thirdparty/pyqt_fit_port/meson.build b/perun/thirdparty/pyqt_fit_port/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e71be44b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/thirdparty/pyqt_fit_port/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+perun_thirdparty_pyqt_fit_port_dir = perun_thirdparty_dir / 'pyqt_fit_port'
+
+perun_thirdparty_pyqt_fit_port_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'kde.py',
+    'kde_bandwidth.py',
+    'kde_methods.py',
+    'kernels.py',
+    'nonparam_regression.py',
+    'npr_methods.py',
+    'utils.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_thirdparty_pyqt_fit_port_files,
+    subdir: perun_thirdparty_pyqt_fit_port_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/utils/meson.build b/perun/utils/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..171097e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/utils/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+perun_utils_dir = perun_dir / 'utils'
+
+perun_utils_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'cli_helpers.py',
+    'decorators.py',
+    'exceptions.py',
+    'helpers.py',
+    'log.py',
+    'metrics.py',
+    'script_helpers.py',
+    'streams.py',
+    'structs.py',
+    'timestamps.py',
+    'view_helpers.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_utils_files,
+    subdir: perun_utils_dir
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/vcs/meson.build b/perun/vcs/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acea7fc65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/vcs/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+perun_vcs_dir = perun_dir / 'vcs'
+
+perun_vcs_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'git.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_vcs_files,
+    subdir: perun_vcs_dir
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/view/bars/meson.build b/perun/view/bars/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a158ca5c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/view/bars/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+perun_view_bars_dir = perun_view_dir / 'bars'
+
+perun_view_bars_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'factory.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_view_bars_files,
+    subdir: perun_view_bars_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/view/flamegraph/meson.build b/perun/view/flamegraph/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7843cdaeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/view/flamegraph/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+perun_view_flamegraph_dir = perun_view_dir / 'flamegraph'
+
+perun_view_flamegraph_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'flamegraph.pl',
+    'flamegraph.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_view_flamegraph_files,
+    subdir: perun_view_flamegraph_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/view/flow/meson.build b/perun/view/flow/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad3ecb85d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/view/flow/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+perun_view_flow_dir = perun_view_dir / 'flow'
+
+perun_view_flow_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'factory.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_view_flow_files,
+    subdir: perun_view_flow_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/view/meson.build b/perun/view/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5bd30896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/view/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+perun_view_dir = perun_dir / 'view'
+
+perun_view_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_view_files,
+    subdir: perun_view_dir
+)
+
+subdir('bars')
+subdir('flamegraph')
+subdir('flow')
+subdir('raw')
+subdir('scatter')
+subdir('tableof')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perun/view/raw/meson.build b/perun/view/raw/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dd0ffb39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/view/raw/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+perun_view_raw_dir = perun_view_dir / 'raw'
+
+perun_view_raw_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_view_raw_files,
+    subdir: perun_view_raw_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/view/scatter/meson.build b/perun/view/scatter/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84554b6e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/view/scatter/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+perun_view_scatter_dir = perun_view_dir / 'scatter'
+
+perun_view_scatter_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'factory.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_view_scatter_files,
+    subdir: perun_view_scatter_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/view/tableof/meson.build b/perun/view/tableof/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..062727725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/view/tableof/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+perun_view_tableof_dir = perun_view_dir / 'tableof'
+
+perun_view_tableof_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'run.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_view_tableof_files,
+    subdir: perun_view_tableof_dir
+)
diff --git a/perun/workload/meson.build b/perun/workload/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38d7d34a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perun/workload/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+perun_workload_dir = perun_dir / 'workload'
+
+perun_workload_files = files(
+    '__init__.py',
+    'external_generator.py',
+    'generator.py',
+    'integer_generator.py',
+    'singleton_generator.py',
+    'string_generator.py',
+    'textfile_generator.py',
+)
+
+py3.install_sources(
+    perun_workload_files,
+    subdir: perun_workload_dir
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index af3a75bf0..83982a906 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=60", "wheel"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+requires = [
+    "meson-python >= 0.15.0",
+    "meson >= 1.2.3",
+    "patchelf >= 0.11.0",
+]
+build-backend = "mesonpy"
 
 [project]
 name = "perun-toolsuite"
 description = "Perun: Lightweight Performance Version System"
-version = "0.21.6"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
@@ -21,6 +24,11 @@ authors = [
     {name = "Vladimir Hucovic"}
 ]
 dependencies = [
+    # Build
+    "meson-python>=0.15.0",
+    "meson>=1.2.3",
+    "ninja>=1.0",
+
     # CLI
     "click>=8.1",
 
@@ -55,10 +63,30 @@ dependencies = [
     # Transitive dependencies that we need to limit for some reason
     "kiwisolver!=1.4.5", # matplotlib dep, 1.4.5 does not work when lazy-importing matplotlib
 ]
-# (1) Optional dependencies are made dynamic so that we can reuse them in tox. The goal is to have each
-# dependency and its version constraints specified only once to avoid inconsistencies.
-dynamic = ["optional-dependencies"]
+dynamic = ["version"]
 
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+docs = [
+    # Sphinx 7.2 dropped support for Python 3.8
+    "Sphinx>=7.1",
+    "sphinx-click>=5.0",
+]
+lint = [
+    "pylint>=2.17",
+]
+test = [
+    "pytest>=7.4",
+    "pytest-cov>=4.1",
+    "tox>=4.9.0",
+]
+typing = [
+    "mypy>=1.5",
+    "mypy-extensions>=1.0",
+    "typing-extensions>=4.7",
+    "types-tabulate>=0.9",
+    "pandas-stubs>=2.0",
+    "nptyping>=2.5.0",
+]
 
 [project.urls]
 Repository = "https://github.com/tfiedor/perun.git"
@@ -68,29 +96,6 @@ Changelog = "https://github.com/tfiedor/perun/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst"
 [project.scripts]
 perun = "perun.cli:launch_cli"
 
-# A flat-level package with multiple directories, we need to specify the python module manually
-# See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72294299/multiple-top-level-packages-discovered-in-a-flat-layout
-[tool.setuptools]
-py-modules = ["perun"]
-package-dir = {"perun" = "perun"}
-
-[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
-# Setuptools fails for nested requirements file when installed as `pip install .`, so sadly no
-# simple "dev" optional dependency
-optional-dependencies.test = { file = ["requirements_test.txt"] }
-optional-dependencies.typing = { file = ["requirements_typing.txt"] }
-optional-dependencies.lint = { file = ["requirements_lint.txt"] }
-optional-dependencies.docs = { file = ["requirements_docs.txt"] }
-
-
-[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
-where = ["."]
-include = [
-    "perun",
-    "perun*",
-]
-namespaces = true
-
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 perun = [
     "view/flamegraph/flamegraph.pl",
diff --git a/requirements_docs.txt b/requirements_docs.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 46277ec70..000000000
--- a/requirements_docs.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Sphinx 7.2 dropped support for Python 3.8
-Sphinx>=7.1
-sphinx-click>= 5.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements_lint.txt b/requirements_lint.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index d430d9624..000000000
--- a/requirements_lint.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-pylint>=2.17
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements_test.txt b/requirements_test.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 390b04da4..000000000
--- a/requirements_test.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-pytest>=7.4
-pytest-cov>=4.1
-tox>=4.9.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements_typing.txt b/requirements_typing.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index d5ffed461..000000000
--- a/requirements_typing.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-mypy>=1.5
-mypy-extensions>=1.0
-typing-extensions>=4.7
-types-tabulate>=0.9
-types-setuptools>=68.1.0.0
-pandas-stubs>=2.0
-nptyping>=2.5.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 33a93595d..90293fe4e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ commands =
 
 [testenv:lint]
 description = Run code style checker Pylint
-skip_install = True
-deps = -r requirements_lint.txt
+# install_command = python - I -m pip install {opts} .[lint]
+extras = lint
 commands =
     pylint {posargs:perun}
 
@@ -25,15 +25,17 @@ commands =
 # We can't skip install as some of our dependencies ship type hints directly in their core package
 # and not as a standalone typeshed package.
 description = Run static type checker Mypy
-deps = -r requirements_typing.txt
+# install_command = python -I -m pip install {opts} .[typing]
+extras = typing
 commands =
     mypy {posargs:./perun}
 
 [testenv:docs]
 description = Generate Sphinx HTML documentation
 allowlist_externals = make
-deps = -r requirements_docs.txt
+# install_command = python -I -m pip install {opts} .[docs]
+extras = docs
 commands =
     make docs
 [pytest]
-norecursedirs = docs *.egg-info .git .tox build .mypy_cache
\ No newline at end of file
+norecursedirs = docs *.egg-info .git .tox build .mypy_cache