diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f9d0a24..595c557 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # Compiled Object files
 build
+subprojects
+!subprojects/*.wrap
+
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ee77217..c4d1dfe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
 project(racon)
 
+# The version number.
+set (RACON_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
+set (RACON_VERSION_MINOR 3)
+set (RACON_VERSION_PATCH 4)
+# Get the commit ID.
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND git log -1 --pretty=%h
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE RACON_VERSION_COMMIT
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+)
+# Configure the version file.
+configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/version.hpp.in" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/version.hpp")
+# Add the include directory for the generated file.
+include_directories(${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/generated)
+
 set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdae427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+.PHONY: all clean meson cmake debug dist modules
+
+all: meson
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf build build-meson
+
+meson: modules
+	@echo "[Invoking Meson]"
+	@mkdir -p build-meson && cd build-meson && meson --buildtype=release -Dc_args=-O3 && ninja
+
+rebuild: modules
+	@echo "[Running Ninja only]"
+	@ninja -C build-meson
+
+cmake: modules
+	@echo "[Invoking CMake]"
+	@mkdir -p build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -Dracon_build_tests=ON .. && make
+
+debug: modules
+	@echo "[Invoking Meson]"
+	@mkdir -p build-debug && cd build-debug && (meson --buildtype=debugoptimized -Db_sanitize=address) && ninja
+
+dist: release
+	cd build && ninja-dist
+
+modules:
+	@echo "[Fetching submodules]"
+	@git submodule update --init
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1586003..d74b1af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ A **wrapper script** is also available to enable easier usage to the end-user fo
 
 ## Dependencies
 1. gcc 4.8+ or clang 3.4+
-2. cmake 3.2+
+2. cmake 3.2+ or meson 0.49+
 
 ## Installation
-To install Racon run the following commands:
+There are two alternative build options which can be used to compile Racon:
+1. CMake, and
+2. Meson.
+
+### CMake
+To compile Racon using CMake, run the following commands:
 
 ```bash
 git clone --recursive https://github.com/isovic/racon.git racon
@@ -43,6 +48,34 @@ To build unit tests add `-Dracon_build_tests=ON` while running `cmake`. After in
 
 To build the wrapper script add `-Dracon_build_wrapper=ON` while running `cmake`. After installation, an executable named `racon_wrapper` (python script) will be created in `build/bin`.
 
+### Meson
+To compile Racon using Meson, run the following commands:
+```bash
+git clone --recursive https://github.com/isovic/racon.git racon
+cd racon
+mkdir build
+cd build
+meson --buildtype=release -Dc_args=-O3
+ninja
+```
+
+After successful installation, an executable named `racon` will appear in `build/`.
+Tests are built automatically when Meson build is instantiated.
+
+### Wrapping the builds using a Makefile
+Alternatively, to achieve the same, we provide Makefile shorthands.  
+To run the above commands and build the project using CMake, simply type:  
+```
+make cmake
+```
+
+For the Meson build version, analogously write:
+```
+make meson
+```
+
+(Note: CMake build directory will be `build`, and Meson will be built in `build-meson` to make the two build types distinct.)
+
 ## Usage
 Usage of `racon` is as following:
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20b2b1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+project(
+  'Racon',
+  'cpp',
+  version : '1.3.4',
+  default_options : [
+    'buildtype=release',
+    'warning_level=3',
+    'cpp_std=c++11'],
+  license : 'MIT',
+  meson_version : '>= 0.48')
+
+cpp = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
+
+############
+# CXXFLAGS #
+############
+
+racon_warning_flags = []
+racon_cpp_flags = []
+
+################
+# Dependencies #
+################
+
+# Threads.
+racon_thread_dep = dependency('threads', required : true)
+
+# Zlib.
+racon_zlib_dep = dependency('zlib', required: true, version : '>= 1.2.11', fallback : ['zlib', 'zlib_dep'])
+
+# Google test.
+gtest_dep = dependency('gtest', main : true, required : false)
+if not gtest_dep.found()
+    gtest_proj = subproject('gtest')
+    gtest_inc = gtest_proj.get_variable('gtest_incdir')
+    gtest_lib = static_library('gtest', gtest_proj.get_variable('gtest_libsources'),
+                                gtest_proj.get_variable('gtest_mainsources'),
+                                include_directories : gtest_inc)
+
+    gtest_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories : gtest_inc,
+                               link_with : gtest_lib, dependencies: racon_thread_dep)
+endif
+
+#######################
+# Configuring headers #
+#######################
+racon_version_commit = 'unknown'
+git_command = find_program('git', required: false)
+if git_command.found()
+    git_run = run_command('git', ['log', '-1', '--pretty=%h'])
+    if git_run.returncode() == 0
+        racon_version_commit = git_run.stdout().strip()
+    endif
+endif
+
+racon_version_h_config = configuration_data()
+racon_version = meson.project_version()
+racon_version_split = meson.project_version().split('.')
+racon_version_h_config.set('RACON_VERSION_MAJOR', racon_version_split[0])
+racon_version_h_config.set('RACON_VERSION_MINOR', racon_version_split[1])
+racon_version_h_config.set('RACON_VERSION_PATCH', racon_version_split[2])
+racon_version_h_config.set('RACON_VERSION_COMMIT', racon_version_commit)
+
+racon_version_h = configure_file(
+  input : files('src/version.hpp.in'),
+  output : 'version.hpp',
+  configuration : racon_version_h_config)
+
+###########
+# Headers #
+###########
+
+racon_include_directories = [include_directories('src'), include_directories('test')]
+
+######################
+# Sources + codebase #
+######################
+
+subdir('vendor')
+subdir('src')
+subdir('test')
+
+all_sources = racon_cpp_sources + vendor_cpp_sources
+
+######################
+# The Racon exe.    #
+######################
+
+racon_dep = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories: vendor_include_directories + racon_include_directories,
+    link_with: [racon_lib, vendor_lib],
+    dependencies: [racon_thread_dep, racon_zlib_dep],
+    version: meson.project_version(),
+    compile_args: racon_warning_flags + racon_cpp_flags)
+
+if not meson.is_subproject()
+  racon_bin = executable(
+    'racon',
+    ['src/main.cpp'],
+    install : true,
+    dependencies : [racon_thread_dep, racon_zlib_dep],
+    include_directories : vendor_include_directories + racon_include_directories,
+    link_with : [racon_lib],
+    cpp_args : [racon_warning_flags, racon_cpp_flags])
+
+  ######################
+  # Tests              #
+  ######################
+  if gtest_dep.found()
+      tests_bin = executable(
+          'racon_test',
+          racon_test_cpp_sources,
+          dependencies : [racon_thread_dep, racon_zlib_dep, gtest_dep],
+          include_directories : racon_include_directories + vendor_include_directories + racon_test_include_directories,
+          link_with : [racon_lib, vendor_lib],
+          cpp_args : [racon_warning_flags, racon_cpp_flags, racon_test_extra_flags])
+  endif
+endif
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 1868ba7..cae4d66 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 #include "sequence.hpp"
 #include "polisher.hpp"
 
-static const char* version = "v1.3.3";
+#include <version.hpp>
+
+static const char* version = RACON_VERSION_STRING.c_str();
 
 static struct option options[] = {
     {"include-unpolished", no_argument, 0, 'u'},
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..121a901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+racon_cpp_sources = files([
+  'overlap.cpp',
+  'polisher.cpp',
+  'sequence.cpp',
+  'window.cpp'
+])
+
+racon_extra_flags = []
+
+racon_lib_install = (not meson.is_subproject()) or (get_option('default_library') == 'shared')
+
+racon_lib = library(
+  'racon',
+  racon_cpp_sources,
+  soversion : 0,
+  version : meson.project_version(),
+  install : racon_lib_install,
+  link_with : vendor_lib,
+  dependencies : [racon_thread_dep, racon_zlib_dep],
+  include_directories : racon_include_directories + vendor_include_directories,
+  cpp_args : [racon_extra_flags, racon_warning_flags, racon_cpp_flags])
diff --git a/src/version.hpp.in b/src/version.hpp.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5fc570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.hpp.in
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*!
+ * @file version.hpp
+ *
+ * @brief Version information for the entire project.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+static const int32_t RACON_VERSION_MAJOR = @RACON_VERSION_MAJOR@;
+static const int32_t RACON_VERSION_MINOR = @RACON_VERSION_MINOR@;
+static const int32_t RACON_VERSION_PATCH = @RACON_VERSION_PATCH@;
+static const std::string RACON_VERSION_COMMIT("@RACON_VERSION_COMMIT@");
+
+static const std::string RACON_VERSION_STRING =
+    std::to_string(RACON_VERSION_MAJOR) + "." +
+    std::to_string(RACON_VERSION_MINOR) + "." +
+    std::to_string(RACON_VERSION_PATCH) + "-" +
+    RACON_VERSION_COMMIT;
+
+static const std::string COMPILE_DATE = (std::string(__DATE__) + std::string(" at ") + std::string(__TIME__));
diff --git a/subprojects/gtest.wrap b/subprojects/gtest.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..773a713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/gtest.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = googletest-release-1.8.0
+
+source_url = https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/release-1.8.0.zip
+source_filename = gtest-1.8.0.zip
+source_hash = f3ed3b58511efd272eb074a3a6d6fb79d7c2e6a0e374323d1e6bcbcc1ef141bf
+
+patch_url = https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v1/projects/gtest/1.8.0/5/get_zip
+patch_filename = gtest-1.8.0-5-wrap.zip
+patch_hash = 7eeaede4aa2610a403313b74e04baf91ccfbaef03203d8f56312e22df1834ec5
diff --git a/subprojects/zlib.wrap b/subprojects/zlib.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97de00e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/zlib.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = zlib-1.2.11
+
+source_url = http://zlib.net/fossils/zlib-1.2.11.tar.gz
+source_filename = zlib-1.2.11.tar.gz
+source_hash = c3e5e9fdd5004dcb542feda5ee4f0ff0744628baf8ed2dd5d66f8ca1197cb1a1
+
+patch_url = https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v1/projects/zlib/1.2.11/3/get_zip
+patch_filename = zlib-1.2.11-3-wrap.zip
+patch_hash = f07dc491ab3d05daf00632a0591e2ae61b470615b5b73bcf9b3f061fff65cff0
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86d7c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+racon_test_cpp_sources = files([
+  'racon_test.cpp'
+])
+
+racon_test_include_directories = [include_directories('.')]
+
+racon_test_extra_flags = []
+
+racon_test_config_h_vars = configuration_data()
+racon_test_config_h_vars.set('racon_test_data_path', meson.source_root() + '/test/data/')
+racon_test_config_h = configure_file(
+  input : files('racon_test_config.h.in'),
+  output : 'racon_test_config.h',
+  configuration : racon_test_config_h_vars)
diff --git a/test/racon_test.cpp b/test/racon_test.cpp
index 057bfb4..f26efd9 100644
--- a/test/racon_test.cpp
+++ b/test/racon_test.cpp
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
  * @brief Racon unit test source file
  */
 
-#include "racon_test_config.h"
+#include <racon_test_config.h>
 
-#include "sequence.hpp"
-#include "polisher.hpp"
+#include <sequence.hpp>
+#include <polisher.hpp>
 
-#include "edlib.h"
-#include "bioparser/bioparser.hpp"
-#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include <edlib.h>
+#include <bioparser/bioparser.hpp>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 uint32_t calculateEditDistance(const std::string& query, const std::string& target) {
 
diff --git a/vendor/meson.build b/vendor/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c639a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+vendor_cpp_sources = files([
+  'edlib/edlib/src/edlib.cpp',
+  'rampler/src/sampler.cpp',
+  'rampler/src/sequence.cpp',
+  'spoa/src/alignment_engine.cpp',
+  'spoa/src/graph.cpp',
+  'spoa/src/sequence.cpp',
+  'spoa/src/simd_alignment_engine.cpp',
+  'spoa/src/sisd_alignment_engine.cpp',
+  'thread_pool/src/thread_pool.cpp'
+])
+
+vendor_include_directories = [
+                include_directories('bioparser/include'),
+                include_directories('edlib/edlib/include'),
+                include_directories('logger/include'),
+                include_directories('rampler/src'),
+                include_directories('spoa/include'),
+                include_directories('thread_pool/include')
+                ]
+
+vendor_extra_flags = []
+
+vendor_lib_install = (not meson.is_subproject()) or (get_option('default_library') == 'shared')
+
+vendor_lib = library(
+  'vendor',
+  vendor_cpp_sources,
+  soversion : 0,
+  version : meson.project_version(),
+  install : vendor_lib_install,
+  link_with : [],
+  dependencies : [racon_thread_dep, racon_zlib_dep],
+  include_directories : vendor_include_directories,
+  cpp_args : [vendor_extra_flags, racon_warning_flags, racon_cpp_flags])