diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cceacdf..6a84601 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ project(zynqDump VERSION 0.1.0)
 # include(CTest)
 # enable_testing()
 add_compile_options(-std=c++14)
+add_subdirectory(external/spdlog)
+find_package(spdlog)
 
 include_directories(include)
 add_library(channel STATIC channel.cc)
 
 add_executable(zynqDump client.cc)
 
-target_link_libraries(zynqDump channel)
+target_link_libraries(zynqDump channel spdlog)
 
 set(CPACK_PROJECT_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
 set(CPACK_PROJECT_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})