diff --git a/utils/tang/Makefile b/utils/tang/Makefile
index e159bd482..be0a796a6 100644
--- a/utils/tang/Makefile
+++ b/utils/tang/Makefile
@@ -8,25 +8,22 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=tang
-PKG_VERSION:=7
+PKG_VERSION:=8
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/latchset/$(PKG_NAME)/releases/download/v$(PKG_VERSION)/
-PKG_HASH:=fbe13e4e3103cd24cada7824b63e510cffd650832ecd075fd49b99475a4f9bfa
+PKG_HASH:=03958bf27c24aa9892f6138d287d39bcc149e7ad72163c27b529aa3c6b066ede
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Tibor Dudlák <tibor.dudlak@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0-or-later
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
-PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
-PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=meson/host
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-
-# This avoids generating man pages
-CONFIGURE_VARS += ac_cv_prog_A2X=
+include ../../devel/meson/meson.mk
 
 define Package/tang
   SECTION:=utils
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ endef
 define Package/tang/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR)	$(1)/usr/libexec
 	$(INSTALL_DIR)	$(1)/etc/xinetd.d/
-	$(INSTALL_BIN)	$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/tangd*	$(1)/usr/libexec/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN)	$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/libexec/tangd*	$(1)/usr/libexec/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN)	./files/tangdw				$(1)/usr/libexec/
 	$(CP)		./files/tangdx				$(1)/etc/xinetd.d/
 endef
diff --git a/utils/tang/patches/010-makefile.patch b/utils/tang/patches/010-makefile.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 94b073847..000000000
--- a/utils/tang/patches/010-makefile.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
---- a/Makefile.am
-+++ b/Makefile.am
-@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
--DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --with-systemdsystemunitdir=$$dc_install_base/$(systemdsystemunitdir)
- BUILT_SOURCES=
- CLEANFILES=
- man1_MANS=
-@@ -10,13 +9,6 @@ LDADD = @jose_LIBS@ @http_parser_LIBS@
- cachedir = $(localstatedir)/cache/$(PACKAGE_NAME)
- jwkdir = $(localstatedir)/db/$(PACKAGE_NAME)
- 
--nodist_systemdsystemunit_DATA = \
--    units/tangd@.service \
--    units/tangd.socket \
--    units/tangd-update.path \
--    units/tangd-update.service \
--    units/tangd-keygen.service
--
- dist_libexec_SCRIPTS = src/tangd-update src/tangd-keygen
- dist_bin_SCRIPTS = src/tang-show-keys
- libexec_PROGRAMS = src/tangd
-@@ -52,9 +44,7 @@ src_tangd_SOURCES = src/http.c src/http.
- AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = SD_ACTIVATE="@SD_ACTIVATE@" PATH=$(srcdir)/src:$(builddir)/src:$(PATH)
- TESTS = tests/adv tests/rec
- 
--CLEANFILES += $(nodist_systemdsystemunit_DATA)
- EXTRA_DIST = \
--    $(foreach unit,$(nodist_systemdsystemunit_DATA),$(unit).in) \
-     COPYING \
-     $(TESTS) \
-     $(man_ADOC_FILES)
diff --git a/utils/tang/patches/020-no-systemd.patch b/utils/tang/patches/020-no-systemd.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 196941276..000000000
--- a/utils/tang/patches/020-no-systemd.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -27,32 +27,6 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([http_parser], [http_parser
-              [AC_MSG_ERROR([http-parser required!])])
- 
- PKG_CHECK_MODULES([jose], [jose >= 8])
--PKG_CHECK_MODULES([systemd], [systemd])
--
--AC_ARG_WITH([systemdsystemunitdir],
--            [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemdsystemunitdir=DIR], [Directory for systemd service files])],
--            [],
--            [with_systemdsystemunitdir=$($PKG_CONFIG --variable=systemdsystemunitdir systemd)])
--
--AC_SUBST([systemdsystemunitdir], [$with_systemdsystemunitdir])
--
--for ac_prog in systemd-socket-activate systemd-activate; do
--    AC_CHECK_PROG([SD_ACTIVATE], [$ac_prog], [$as_dir/$ac_prog], [],
--		  [$PATH$PATH_SEPARATOR$($PKG_CONFIG --variable=systemdutildir systemd)])
--    test -n "$SD_ACTIVATE" && break
--done
--
--test -n "$SD_ACTIVATE" || AC_MSG_ERROR([systemd-socket-activate required!])
--
--AC_MSG_CHECKING([systemd-socket-activate inetd flag])
--if $SD_ACTIVATE --help | grep -q inetd; then
--    SD_ACTIVATE="$SD_ACTIVATE --inetd"
--    AC_MSG_RESULT([--inetd])
--else
--    AC_MSG_RESULT([(default)])
--fi
--
--AC_SUBST(SD_ACTIVATE)
- 
- TANG_CFLAGS="\
- -Wall \
diff --git a/utils/tang/patches/030-readlink.patch b/utils/tang/patches/030-readlink.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a3f89738..000000000
--- a/utils/tang/patches/030-readlink.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/tangd-update
-+++ b/src/tangd-update
-@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ fi
- 
- [ ! -d "$2" ] && mkdir -p -m 0700 "$2"
- 
--src=`realpath "$1"`
--dst=`realpath "$2"`
-+src=`readlink -f "$1"`
-+dst=`readlink -f "$2"`
- 
- payl=()
- sign=()