diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 69a5b0b0..644032ce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 find_package(zstd MODULE REQUIRED) # MODULE so that zstd::zstd is available
 find_package(OpenSSL COMPONENTS Crypto SSL REQUIRED)
 find_package(glm REQUIRED)
-find_package(fmt 9 REQUIRED)
+find_package(fmt 12.1 REQUIRED)
 find_package(PNG REQUIRED)
 
 if(ENABLE_SDL)