diff --git a/build-aux/cargo.sh b/build-aux/cargo.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 425f0c0..0000000
--- a/build-aux/cargo.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-export MESON_BUILD_ROOT="$1"
-export MESON_SOURCE_ROOT="$2"
-export CARGO_TARGET_DIR="$MESON_BUILD_ROOT"/target
-export CARGO_HOME="$MESON_BUILD_ROOT"/cargo-home
-
-if [[ $4 = "development" ]]
-then
-    echo "DEBUG MODE"
-    cargo build --manifest-path \
-        "$MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/Cargo.toml" && \
-        cp "$CARGO_TARGET_DIR/debug/$5" "$3"
-else
-    echo "RELEASE MODE"
-    cargo build --manifest-path \
-        "$MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/Cargo.toml" --release && \
-        cp "$CARGO_TARGET_DIR/release/$5" "$3"
-fi
diff --git a/build-aux/meson_post_install.py b/build-aux/meson_post_install.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a4197a..0000000
--- a/build-aux/meson_post_install.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +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(['gtk4-update-icon-cache', '-qtf', path.join(DATA_DIR, 'icons/hicolor')])
-    print("Updating desktop database...")
-    call(["update-desktop-database", path.join(DATA_DIR, 'applications')])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7ded670..caa2a59 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ project(
   'rust',
   version: '0.3.2',
   license: 'GPL-3.0',
-  meson_version: '>=0.50.0'
+  meson_version: '>=0.59.0'
 )
 
+gnome = import('gnome')
+
 base_id = 'org.pipewire.Helvum'
 
 dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>= 2.66')
@@ -15,7 +17,6 @@ dependency('libpipewire-0.3')
 desktop_file_validate = find_program('desktop-file-validate', required: false)
 appstream_util = find_program('appstream-util', required: false)
 cargo = find_program('cargo', required: true)
-cargo_script = find_program('build-aux/cargo.sh')
 
 prefix = get_option('prefix')
 bindir = prefix / get_option('bindir')
@@ -24,16 +25,14 @@ iconsdir = datadir / 'icons'
 
 meson.add_dist_script(
   'build-aux/dist-vendor.sh',
-  meson.build_root() / 'meson-dist' / meson.project_name() + '-' + meson.project_version(),
-  meson.source_root()
-)
-
-cargo_sources = files(
-  'Cargo.toml',
-  'Cargo.lock',
+  meson.project_build_root() / 'meson-dist' / meson.project_name() + '-' + meson.project_version(),
+  meson.project_source_root()
 )
 
 subdir('src')
 subdir('data')
 
-meson.add_install_script('build-aux/meson_post_install.py')
+gnome.post_install(
+  gtk_update_icon_cache: true,
+  update_desktop_database: true,
+)
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 32e6d01..79d6855 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,32 +1,31 @@
-rust_sources = files(
-  'application.rs',
-  'main.rs',
-  'pipewire_connection.rs',
-  'pipewire_connection/state.rs',
-  'style.css',
-  'view/graph_view.rs',
-  'view/mod.rs',
-  'view/node.rs',
-  'view/port.rs',
-)
+cargo_options = [ '--manifest-path', meson.project_source_root() / 'Cargo.toml' ]
+cargo_options += [ '--target-dir', meson.project_build_root() / 'src' ]
+
+if get_option('profile') == 'default'
+  cargo_options += [ '--release' ]
+  rust_target = 'release'
+  message('Building in release mode')
+else
+  rust_target = 'debug'
+  message('Building in debug mode')
+endif
+
+cargo_env = [ 'CARGO_HOME=' + meson.project_build_root() / 'cargo-home' ]
 
 custom_target(
   'cargo-build',
   build_by_default: true,
-  input: [
-    cargo_sources,
-    rust_sources
-  ],
+  build_always_stale: true,
   output: meson.project_name(),
   console: true,
   install: true,
   install_dir: bindir,
   command: [
-    cargo_script,
-    meson.build_root(),
-    meson.source_root(),
-    '@OUTPUT@',
-    get_option('profile'),
-    meson.project_name(),
+    'env',
+    cargo_env,
+    cargo, 'build',
+    cargo_options,
+    '&&',
+    'cp', 'src' / rust_target / meson.project_name(), '@OUTPUT',
   ],
 )