diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index 52bdcae3fa..4e1fa2e863 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ (define-public wayland
 (define-public wayland-protocols
   (package
     (name "wayland-protocols")
-    (version "1.20")
+    (version "1.23")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -1048,8 +1048,8 @@ (define-public wayland-protocols
                     "wayland-protocols-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1rsdgvkkvxs3cjhpl6agvbkm53vm7k8rg127j9y2vn33m2hvg0lp"))))
-    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+                "0xizccackgwszjhlq7jjiv2z2gwppljx0w32ga91bxlnby8z22kc"))))
+    (build-system meson-build-system)
     (inputs
      `(("wayland" ,wayland)))
     (native-inputs