diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 162ec1146..68f3c39fb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 find_package(Boost 1.84.0 CONFIG)
 find_package(CLI11 2.6.1 CONFIG)
 find_package(FFmpeg 5.1.2 MODULE)
-find_package(fmt 10.2.0 CONFIG)
+find_package(fmt 12.0.0 CONFIG)
 find_package(glslang 15 CONFIG)
 find_package(half 1.12.0 MODULE)
 find_package(magic_enum 0.9.7 CONFIG)
diff --git a/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index 7560b66f3..d195f0478 100644
--- a/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ endif()
 # spdlog
 set(SPDLOG_NO_EXCEPTIONS ON)
 set(SPDLOG_DISABLE_GLOBAL_LOGGER ON)
-add_subdirectory(spdlog)
+if (TARGET fmt::fmt)
+    set(SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL ON)
+endif()
+add_subdirectory(spdlog EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL SYSTEM)
 
 # fmtlib
 if (NOT TARGET fmt::fmt)