diff --git a/releases.json b/releases.json
index 31d288511b..36efddea57 100644
--- a/releases.json
+++ b/releases.json
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@
       "cwalk"
     ],
     "versions": [
+      "1.2.9-2",
       "1.2.9-1"
     ]
   },
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/cwalk/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/cwalk/meson.build
index 45ebf6a2f7..94efcfa23c 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/cwalk/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/cwalk/meson.build
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
 project('cwalk', 'c',
   license: 'MIT',
   version: '1.2.9',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.57.0'
+  meson_version: '>= 1.3.0'
 )
 
 cwalk_inc = include_directories('include')
 
-cwalk_c_args = []
-if get_option('default_library') != 'static'
-  cwalk_c_args += '-DCWK_SHARED'
-endif
-
 cwalk = library('cwalk', 'src/cwalk.c',
   install: true,
   include_directories: cwalk_inc,
-  c_args: cwalk_c_args
+  c_shared_args: '-DCWK_SHARED'
 )
 
 install_headers('include/cwalk.h')