diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 230df9f11..052a2d72b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('gnome-shell', 'c',
   version: '3.37.0',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.47.0',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
 
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@ if get_option('man')
   summary_dirs += { 'mandir': get_option('mandir') }
 endif
 
-if meson.version().version_compare('>= 0.53.0')
-  summary(summary_dirs, section: 'Directories')
-  summary(summary_build, section: 'Build Configuration')
-  summary(summary_options, section: 'Build Options')
-endif
+summary(summary_dirs, section: 'Directories')
+summary(summary_build, section: 'Build Configuration')
+summary(summary_options, section: 'Build Options')
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build b/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
index 2c1c5de6e..dba98c3f5 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-app/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('gnome-extensions-app',
   version: '3.37.0',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.47.0',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
 
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ if not meson.is_subproject()
     'debug': get_option('debug'),
   }
 
-  if meson.version().version_compare('>= 0.53.0')
-    summary(summary_dirs, section: 'Directories')
-    summary(summary_build, section: 'Build Configuration')
-  endif
+  summary(summary_dirs, section: 'Directories')
+  summary(summary_build, section: 'Build Configuration')
 endif
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build b/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
index 0832bf085..0ac3bb0a4 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-tool/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('gnome-extensions-tool', 'c',
   version: '3.37.0',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.47.0',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )
 
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ if not meson.is_subproject()
     'bash_completion': bash_completion.found(),
   }
 
-  if meson.version().version_compare('>= 0.53.0')
-    summary(summary_dirs, section: 'Directories')
-    summary(summary_build, section: 'Build Configuration')
-    summary(summary_options, section: 'Build Options')
-  endif
+  summary(summary_dirs, section: 'Directories')
+  summary(summary_build, section: 'Build Configuration')
+  summary(summary_options, section: 'Build Options')
 endif
diff --git a/subprojects/shew/meson.build b/subprojects/shew/meson.build
index d49b67b04..585505580 100644
--- a/subprojects/shew/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/shew/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('shew', 'c',
   version: '3.37.0',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.47.0',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'LGPLv2+',
 )