diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fb2c8a3..5de053d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ project('evol-headers', 'c',
     'c_std=c23', 
     # 'warning_level=everything', 
     # 'werror=true' 
-  ]
+  ],
+  meson_version: '>=1.1',
 )
 
+
 headers_include = include_directories('.')
 
 disabled_warnings = {
@@ -64,6 +66,6 @@ meson.override_dependency('ev_helpers', helpers_dep)
 meson.override_dependency('ev_log', log_dep)
 meson.override_dependency('evol-headers', headers_dep)
 
-# if build_tests
-subdir('tests')
-#endif
+if get_option('build_tests')
+  subdir('tests')
+endif
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ac85df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+option('build_tests', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Build the tests')