diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 19059a41b..6e3ae0ad7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,15 +82,7 @@ endif ()
 find_package (Boost 1.38 REQUIRED
     COMPONENTS filesystem iostreams program_options regex system)
 
-include(FetchContent)
-FetchContent_Declare(
-        fmt
-        GIT_REPOSITORY  https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt.git
-        GIT_TAG         10.2.1
-        GIT_PROGRESS    TRUE
-        USES_TERMINAL_DOWNLOAD TRUE
-)
-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(fmt)
+find_package(fmt REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(Snappy)
 if (SNAPPY_FOUND)