diff --git a/recipes/libxmlpp/all/conandata.yml b/recipes/libxmlpp/all/conandata.yml
index b93f808923cc5..9676ddd7ccf09 100644
--- a/recipes/libxmlpp/all/conandata.yml
+++ b/recipes/libxmlpp/all/conandata.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 sources:
+  "5.4.0":
+    url: "https://github.com/libxmlplusplus/libxmlplusplus/releases/download/5.4.0/libxml++-5.4.0.tar.xz"
+    sha256: "e9a23c436686a94698d2138e6bcbaf849121d63bfa0f50dc34fefbfd79566848"
   "5.2.0":
     url: "https://github.com/libxmlplusplus/libxmlplusplus/releases/download/5.2.0/libxml++-5.2.0.tar.xz"
     sha256: "e41b8eae55210511585ae638615f00db7f982c0edea94699865f582daf03b44f"
@@ -8,9 +11,6 @@ sources:
   "5.0.1":
     url: "https://github.com/libxmlplusplus/libxmlplusplus/releases/download/5.0.1/libxml++-5.0.1.tar.xz"
     sha256: "15c38307a964fa6199f4da6683a599eb7e63cc89198545b36349b87cf9aa0098"
-  "2.42.1":
-    url: "https://github.com/libxmlplusplus/libxmlplusplus/releases/download/2.42.1/libxml++-2.42.1.tar.xz"
-    sha256: "9b59059abe5545d28ceb388a55e341095f197bd219c73e6623aeb6d801e00be8"
 patches:
   "5.2.0":
     - patch_file: "patches/5.2.0-0001-enable_static_builds_on_msvc.patch"
@@ -27,8 +27,3 @@ patches:
       patch_type: "portability"
       patch_description: "Manage dllexport correctly to be able to build static libraries on MSVC"
       patch_source: "https://github.com/libxmlplusplus/libxmlplusplus/commit/2a2825c67a30ea34f3514659bfd91111db8e009d.patch"
-  "2.42.1":
-    - patch_file: "patches/2.42.1-0001-enable_static_builds_on_msvc.patch"
-      patch_type: "portability"
-      patch_description: "Manage dllexport correctly to be able to build static libraries on MSVC"
-      patch_source: "https://github.com/libxmlplusplus/libxmlplusplus/commit/2a2825c67a30ea34f3514659bfd91111db8e009d.patch"
diff --git a/recipes/libxmlpp/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/libxmlpp/all/conanfile.py
index b79b459f36df3..8c526bf0e516c 100644
--- a/recipes/libxmlpp/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/libxmlpp/all/conanfile.py
@@ -34,9 +34,25 @@ class LibXMLPlusPlus(ConanFile):
         "fPIC": True,
     }
 
+    @property
+    def _min_cppstd(self):
+        return "17" if Version(self.version) >= "5.4.0" else "11"
+
+    @property
+    def _compilers_minimum_version(self):
+        return {
+            "17": {
+                "gcc": "8",
+                "clang": "7",
+                "apple-clang": "12",
+                "Visual Studio": "16",
+                "msvc": "192",
+            },
+        }.get(self._min_cppstd, {})
+
     @property
     def _lib_version(self):
-        return "2.6" if Version(self.version) <= "2.42.1" else "5.0"
+        return "5.0"
 
     def export_sources(self):
         export_conandata_patches(self)
@@ -53,31 +69,24 @@ def layout(self):
         basic_layout(self, src_folder="src")
 
     def requirements(self):
-        self.requires("libxml2/2.12.4")
-        if Version(self.version) <= "2.42.1":
-            self.requires("glibmm/2.66.4", transitive_headers=True, transitive_libs=True)
-        else:
-            self.requires("glibmm/2.75.0")
+        self.requires("libxml2/[>=2.12.5 <3]")
+        self.requires("glibmm/2.75.0")
 
     def validate(self):
         if hasattr(self, "settings_build") and cross_building(self):
             raise ConanInvalidConfiguration("Cross-building not implemented")
-        if Version(self.version) < "2.91.1":
-            from conan import conan_version
-            import sys
-            if conan_version.major == 2:
-                # FIXME: linter complains, but function is there
-                # https://docs.conan.io/2.0/reference/tools/build.html?highlight=check_min_cppstd#conan-tools-build-check-max-cppstd
-                check_max_cppstd = getattr(sys.modules['conan.tools.build'], 'check_max_cppstd')
-                # INFO: error: no template named 'auto_ptr' in namespace 'std'. Removed in C++17.
-                check_max_cppstd(self, 14)
         if self.settings.compiler.get_safe("cppstd"):
-            check_min_cppstd(self, 11)
+            check_min_cppstd(self, self._min_cppstd)
+        minimum_version = self._compilers_minimum_version.get(str(self.settings.compiler), False)
+        if minimum_version and Version(self.settings.compiler.version) < minimum_version:
+            raise ConanInvalidConfiguration(
+                f"{self.ref} requires C++{self._min_cppstd}, which your compiler does not support."
+            )
 
     def build_requirements(self):
-        self.tool_requires("meson/1.3.1")
+        self.tool_requires("meson/[>=1.2.3 <2]")
         if not self.conf.get("tools.gnu:pkg_config", check_type=str):
-            self.tool_requires("pkgconf/2.1.0")
+            self.tool_requires("pkgconf/[>=2.2 <3]")
 
     def source(self):
         get(self, **self.conan_data["sources"][self.version], strip_root=True)
diff --git a/recipes/libxmlpp/all/patches/2.42.1-0001-enable_static_builds_on_msvc.patch b/recipes/libxmlpp/all/patches/2.42.1-0001-enable_static_builds_on_msvc.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 32d4ca9bbdc42..0000000000000
--- a/recipes/libxmlpp/all/patches/2.42.1-0001-enable_static_builds_on_msvc.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/libxml++config.h.meson b/libxml++config.h.meson
-index fdae143..5d853c2 100755
---- a/libxml++config.h.meson
-+++ b/libxml++config.h.meson
-@@ -21,9 +21,16 @@
- /* Micro version number of libxml++. */
- #mesondefine LIBXMLXX_MICRO_VERSION
- 
--#if defined (GLIBMM_DLL) && !defined (LIBXMLXX_STATIC)
-+/* Defined if libxml++ is built as a static library. */
-+#mesondefine LIBXMLXX_STATIC
-+
-+#if !defined (LIBXMLXX_STATIC)
-   #ifdef LIBXMLPP_BUILD
--    #define LIBXMLPP_API __declspec(dllexport)
-+    #ifdef __GNUC__
-+      #define LIBXMLPP_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
-+    #else
-+      #define LIBXMLPP_API __declspec(dllexport)
-+    #endif
-   #elif !defined (__GNUC__)
-     #define LIBXMLPP_API __declspec(dllimport)
-   #else /* don't dllimport classes/methods on GCC/MinGW */
-diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
-index e89f2c6..20d66ed 100644
---- a/meson.build
-+++ b/meson.build
-@@ -292,15 +292,13 @@ endif
- # Always set for backwards compatibility.
- pkg_conf_data.set('LIBXMLCPP_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED', 1)
- 
-+if get_option('default_library') == 'static'
-+  pkg_conf_data.set('LIBXMLXX_STATIC', 1)
-+endif
-+
- # Static library?
- library_build_type = get_option('default_library')
- 
--if cpp_compiler.get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc'
--  if library_build_type == 'static' or library_build_type == 'both'
--    error('Static builds are not supported by MSVC-style builds')
--  endif
--endif
--
- configure_file(
-   input: 'libxml++-2.6.pc.in',
-   output: '@BASENAME@',
diff --git a/recipes/libxmlpp/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/libxmlpp/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
index 082b48301a3b9..0e449196b865f 100644
--- a/recipes/libxmlpp/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/recipes/libxmlpp/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ find_package(libxmlpp REQUIRED CONFIG)
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} test_package.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE libxmlpp::libxmlpp)
-target_compile_features(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE cxx_std_11)
+if(libxmlpp_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "5.4.0")
+    target_compile_features(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
+else()
+    target_compile_features(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE cxx_std_11)
+endif()
diff --git a/recipes/libxmlpp/config.yml b/recipes/libxmlpp/config.yml
index 9005a59d2fb31..f9ffdcfd89507 100644
--- a/recipes/libxmlpp/config.yml
+++ b/recipes/libxmlpp/config.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 versions:
+  "5.4.0":
+    folder: all
   "5.2.0":
     folder: all
   "5.0.3":
     folder: all
   "5.0.1":
     folder: all
-  "2.42.1":
-    folder: all