diff --git a/srcpkgs/folks/template b/srcpkgs/folks/template
index 2b746994751..d04789813f0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/folks/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/folks/template
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'folks'
 pkgname=folks
-version=0.11.4
-revision=6
-build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-static --disable-fatal-warnings
- --disable-libsocialweb-backend --disable-schemas-compile
- $(vopt_enable vala)"
+version=0.12.1
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+configure_args="-Dlibsocialweb-backend=false $(vopt_bool vala vala)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool glib-devel $(vopt_if vala vala)
- $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
+ python $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
 makedepends="readline-devel telepathy-glib-devel zeitgeist-devel
  libgee08-devel evolution-data-server-devel tracker-devel"
 depends="zeitgeist"
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Folks"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=a7b03ed30373e29f62fc3e6f498adce2d4909b852608fc2058a02fda9f80189a
+checksum=3ca9f2d50fdf5a7a3d3f59c49bd54ceaf8d8181938762370e07535f86d36d475
 nocross="Needs Vala, which needs evolution-dataserver GIR"
 
 # NOTE: Vala build opt is broken because upstream doesn't package all necessary