diff --git a/docs/pages/guides/packaging_compiled.md b/docs/pages/guides/packaging_compiled.md
index d270c3f9..6bcaa980 100644
--- a/docs/pages/guides/packaging_compiled.md
+++ b/docs/pages/guides/packaging_compiled.md
@@ -132,39 +132,27 @@ with code_fence("meson"):
 <!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
 ```meson
 project(
-  'package',
-  'cpp',
-  version: '0.1.0',
-  license: 'BSD',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.64.0',
-  default_options: [
-    'buildtype=debugoptimized',
-    'cpp_std=c++11',
-  ],
+    'package',
+    'cpp',
+    version: '0.1.0',
+    license: 'BSD',
+    meson_version: '>= 1.1.0',
+    default_options: [
+        'cpp_std=c++11',
+    ],
 )
-name = 'package'
 
-py_mod = import('python')
-py = py_mod.find_installation(pure: false)
-
-pybind11_config = find_program('pybind11-config')
-pybind11_config_ret = run_command(pybind11_config, ['--includes'], check: true)
-pybind11 = declare_dependency(
-    include_directories: [pybind11_config_ret.stdout().split('-I')[-1].strip()],
-)
-
-install_subdir('src' / name, install_dir: py.get_install_dir() / name, strip_directory: true)
+py = import('python').find_installation(pure: false)
+pybind11_dep = dependency('pybind11')
 
 py.extension_module('_core',
     'src/main.cpp',
     subdir: 'package',
     install: true,
-    dependencies : [pybind11],
-    link_language : 'cpp',
-    override_options: [
-        'cpp_rtti=true',
-    ]
+    dependencies : [pybind11_dep],
 )
+
+install_subdir('src/package', install_dir: py.get_install_dir() / 'package', strip_directory: true)
 ```
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 <!-- [[[end]]] -->
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/{% if cookiecutter.backend=='mesonpy' %}meson.build{% endif %} b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/{% if cookiecutter.backend=='mesonpy' %}meson.build{% endif %}
index b77cf88f..cc8eb4a4 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/{% if cookiecutter.backend=='mesonpy' %}meson.build{% endif %}	
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/{% if cookiecutter.backend=='mesonpy' %}meson.build{% endif %}	
@@ -1,34 +1,22 @@
 project(
-  '{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}',
-  'cpp',
-  version: '0.1.0',
-  license: '{{ cookiecutter.license }}',
-  meson_version: '>= 0.64.0',
-  default_options: [
-    'buildtype=debugoptimized',
-    'cpp_std=c++11',
-  ],
+    '{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}',
+    'cpp',
+    version: '0.1.0',
+    license: 'BSD',
+    meson_version: '>= 1.1.0',
+    default_options: [
+        'cpp_std=c++11',
+    ],
 )
-name = '{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}'
 
-py_mod = import('python')
-py = py_mod.find_installation(pure: false)
-
-pybind11_config = find_program('pybind11-config')
-pybind11_config_ret = run_command(pybind11_config, ['--includes'], check: true)
-pybind11 = declare_dependency(
-    include_directories: [pybind11_config_ret.stdout().split('-I')[-1].strip()],
-)
-
-install_subdir('src' / name, install_dir: py.get_install_dir() / name, strip_directory: true)
+py = import('python').find_installation(pure: false)
+pybind11_dep = dependency('pybind11')
 
 py.extension_module('_core',
     'src/main.cpp',
     subdir: '{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}',
     install: true,
-    dependencies : [pybind11],
-    link_language : 'cpp',
-    override_options: [
-        'cpp_rtti=true',
-    ]
+    dependencies : [pybind11_dep],
 )
+
+install_subdir('src/{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}', install_dir: py.get_install_dir() / '{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}', strip_directory: true)