diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 033ca2b05d..1748ed9347 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ if (_M_X86)
 endif()
 add_subdirectory(Externals/cpp-optparse)
 
-find_package(fmt 7.0)
+find_package(fmt 7.1)
 if(fmt_FOUND)
   message(STATUS "Using shared fmt ${fmt_VERSION}")
 else()