diff --git a/build-aux/meson_post_install.py b/build-aux/meson_post_install.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 9028aec7..00000000
--- a/build-aux/meson_post_install.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-from os import environ, path
-from subprocess import call
-
-if not environ.get('DESTDIR', ''):
-    PREFIX = environ.get('MESON_INSTALL_PREFIX', '/usr/local')
-    DATA_DIR = path.join(PREFIX, 'share')
-    print('Updating icon cache...')
-    call(['gtk-update-icon-cache', '-qtf', path.join(DATA_DIR, 'icons/hicolor')])
-    print("Compiling new schemas...")
-    call(["glib-compile-schemas", path.join(DATA_DIR, 'glib-2.0/schemas')])
-    print("Updating desktop database...")
-    call(["update-desktop-database", path.join(DATA_DIR, 'applications')])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 31d526de..af0a9ce4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project('fractal',
         'rust',
         version: '0.0.1',
         license: 'GPL-3.0-or-later',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.57')
+        meson_version: '>= 0.59')
 
 i18n = import('i18n')
 gnome = import('gnome')
@@ -80,4 +80,8 @@ subdir('data')
 subdir('po')
 subdir('src')
 
-meson.add_install_script('build-aux/meson_post_install.py')
+gnome.post_install(
+  gtk_update_icon_cache: true,
+  glib_compile_schemas: true,
+  update_desktop_database: true,
+)