diff --git a/releases.json b/releases.json
index 00241a48b..6c1cf781c 100644
--- a/releases.json
+++ b/releases.json
@@ -2846,10 +2846,11 @@
   },
   "lua": {
     "dependency_names": [
-      "lua-5.4",
+      "lua-5.5",
       "lua"
     ],
     "versions": [
+      "5.5.0-1",
       "5.4.8-1",
       "5.4.6-5",
       "5.4.6-4",
diff --git a/subprojects/lua.wrap b/subprojects/lua.wrap
index 46dac8c0d..90b3164c7 100644
--- a/subprojects/lua.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/lua.wrap
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 [wrap-file]
-directory = lua-5.4.8
-source_url = https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.4.8.tar.gz
-source_filename = lua-5.4.8.tar.gz
-source_hash = 4f18ddae154e793e46eeab727c59ef1c0c0c2b744e7b94219710d76f530629ae
+directory = lua-5.5.0
+source_url = https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.5.0.tar.gz
+source_filename = lua-5.5.0.tar.gz
+source_hash = 57ccc32bbbd005cab75bcc52444052535af691789dba2b9016d5c50640d68b3d
 patch_directory = lua
 
 [provide]
-lua-5.4 = lua_dep
-lua = lua_dep
+dependency_names = lua, lua-5.5
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/lua/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/lua/meson.build
index 7dbc2e2a6..64d27fea0 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/lua/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/lua/meson.build
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 project(
-  'lua-5.4',
+  'lua',
   'c',
   license: 'MIT',
-  meson_version: '>=0.49.2',
-  version: '5.4.8',
+  meson_version: '>=0.63.0',
+  version: '5.5.0',
   default_options: ['c_std=c99', 'warning_level=2'],
 )
 
@@ -49,17 +49,10 @@ lua_lib_deps = [
   ),
 ]
 
-if meson.version().version_compare('>= 0.62')
-  dl_dep = dependency(
-    'dl',
-    required: get_option('loadlib'),
-  )
-else
-  dl_dep = cc.find_library(
-    'dl',
-    required: get_option('loadlib'),
-  )
-endif
+dl_dep = dependency(
+  'dl',
+  required: get_option('loadlib'),
+)
 
 if dl_dep.found()
   lua_lib_deps += dl_dep
@@ -135,6 +128,12 @@ lua_dep = declare_dependency(
   include_directories: inc,
 )
 
+meson.override_dependency('lua', lua_dep)
+meson.override_dependency(
+  'lua-' + lua_versions[0] + '.' + lua_versions[1],
+  lua_dep,
+)
+
 if get_option('interpreter')
   lua_exe = executable(
     'lua',