diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2446abb8..8946820c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ option(COVERAGE "Compile with Sail coverage collection enabled.")
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 # Third party dependencies.
+find_package(CLI11 REQUIRED)
+find_package(jsoncons REQUIRED)
 add_subdirectory("dependencies")
 
 # Sail C runtime.
diff --git a/c_emulator/CMakeLists.txt b/c_emulator/CMakeLists.txt
index 349d2c68..3d121b75 100644
--- a/c_emulator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c_emulator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ target_include_directories(riscv_model
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(riscv_model
-    PUBLIC elfio softfloat sail_runtime jsoncons default_config
+    PUBLIC elfio softfloat sail_runtime jsoncons::jsoncons default_config
 )
 
 add_dependencies(riscv_model generated_sail_riscv_model generated_config_schema)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ set_source_files_properties(
 add_dependencies(sail_riscv_sim generated_sail_riscv_model)
 
 target_link_libraries(sail_riscv_sim
-    PRIVATE CLI11 riscv_model
+    PRIVATE CLI11::CLI11 riscv_model
 )
 
 # After the emulator is built, use it to validate the generated config files.
diff --git a/c_emulator/riscv_sim.cpp b/c_emulator/riscv_sim.cpp
index b50bb4cb..d8a59db1 100644
--- a/c_emulator/riscv_sim.cpp
+++ b/c_emulator/riscv_sim.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "CLI11.hpp"
+#include "CLI/CLI.hpp"
 #include "elf_loader.h"
 #include "jsoncons/config/version.hpp"
 #include "jsoncons/json.hpp"
diff --git a/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt b/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt
index 95600694..66692022 100644
--- a/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-add_subdirectory("CLI11")
 add_subdirectory("elfio")
 add_subdirectory("softfloat")
-add_subdirectory("jsoncons")