diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8021217..c4c90a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 tags
-subprojects/simdjson
+subprojects/simdjson/
 subprojects/curlcpp/
 compile_commands.json
+subprojects/beast/
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index b52e217..52eebb4 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "subprojects/wrenpp"]
 	path = subprojects/wrenpp
 	url = https://alarmpi.no-ip.org/gitan/King_DuckZ/wrenpp.git
-[submodule "subprojects/beast"]
-	path = subprojects/beast
-	url = https://github.com/boostorg/beast.git
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 76ad5ba..a51a618 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ project('duckticker', 'cpp',
 full_config_dir = get_option('prefix') / get_option('sysconfdir')
 compiler_opts = ['-DWRENPP_WITH_NAME_GUESSING']
 
-beast_include = include_directories('subprojects/beast/include')
-
 subdir('src')
 
 #if meson.source_root() != full_config_dir
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 8a7e7ed..0dae7c4 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ wrenpp_dep = dependency('wrenpp', version: '>=0.1.1',
   default_options: ['wren_with_rand=true'],
 )
 
-boost_dep = dependency('boost', version: '>=1.78.0',
-  modules: ['coroutine', 'filesystem', 'system', 'thread'],
-)
-
 simdjson_dep = dependency('simdjson', version: '>=0.5.0',
   fallback: ['simdjson', 'simdjson_dep'],
 )
 
+beast_dep = dependency('beast', version: '>=1.79.0',
+  fallback: ['beast', 'beast_dep'],
+)
+
 executable(meson.project_name(),
   'main.cpp',
   'nap/http_header_parse.cpp',
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ executable(meson.project_name(),
     curlcpp_dep,
     wrenpp_dep,
     simdjson_dep,
-    boost_dep,
+    beast_dep,
   ],
   cpp_args: compiler_opts,
-  include_directories: [
-    beast_include,
-  ],
 )
diff --git a/subprojects/beast b/subprojects/beast
deleted file mode 160000
index 9d23bec..0000000
--- a/subprojects/beast
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 9d23bec2bc523223a377582302bd28d04cb514ed
diff --git a/subprojects/beast.wrap b/subprojects/beast.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f9c802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/beast.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://github.com/boostorg/beast.git
+revision = a332f55d63b89b7b178a70b56d82315d7957fe90
+patch_directory = beast
+
+[provide]
+dependency_names = beast-1.79.0
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/beast/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/beast/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6892471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/beast/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+project('beast', 'cpp',
+  version: '1.79.0',
+  meson_version: '>=0.49.2',
+  default_options: ['buildtype=release', 'cpp_std=c++11', 'b_ndebug=if-release'],
+  license: 'BSL-1.0',
+)
+
+boost_dep = dependency('boost', version: '>=1.78.0',
+  modules: ['coroutine', 'filesystem', 'system', 'thread'],
+)
+
+public_incl = include_directories('include')
+beast_dep = declare_dependency(
+  include_directories: public_incl,
+  dependencies: [boost_dep],
+)