diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5315c67845..3b47bf8993 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ if (_M_X86)
 endif()
 add_subdirectory(Externals/cpp-optparse)
 
-find_package(fmt 7.1)
+find_package(fmt 8.0)
 if(fmt_FOUND)
   message(STATUS "Using shared fmt ${fmt_VERSION}")
 else()