diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e4af80..a54eecb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2020-2024 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+add_compile_definitions(SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL)
+add_compile_definitions(FMT_HEADER_ONLY)
+
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ elseif(Git_FOUND)
 endif()
 
 include(FetchContent)
-set(SPDLOG_ROOT "${FETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR}/spdlog-src")
+set(SPDLOG_ROOT "@spdlog@")
 
 # Update other relevant variables to include the patch
 set(PROJECT_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}")
diff --git a/source/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/source/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index cb6cfb1..599338a 100644
--- a/source/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-include(FetchContent)
-set(SPDLOG_REPO https://github.com/gabime/spdlog)
-set(SPDLOG_TAG v1.13.0)
-FetchContent_Declare(
-    spdlog
-    GIT_REPOSITORY ${SPDLOG_REPO}
-    GIT_TAG ${SPDLOG_TAG}
-)
-FetchContent_makeAvailable(spdlog)
-
 add_library(utils
   STATIC
   "logging.h"
@@ -19,5 +9,5 @@ add_library(utils
 
 target_include_directories(utils
   PUBLIC
-  ${FETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR}/spdlog-src/include
+  @spdlog@/include
 )
diff --git a/source/utils/logging.h b/source/utils/logging.h
index 4aad451..c8c4cc3 100644
--- a/source/utils/logging.h
+++ b/source/utils/logging.h
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "spdlog/sinks/basic_file_sink.h"
-#include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
+#include <spdlog/sinks/basic_file_sink.h>
+#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
 namespace loader {