diff --git a/CMake/deps/libfmt.cmake b/CMake/deps/libfmt.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0449bf4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMake/deps/libfmt.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+FetchContent_Declare(
+  libfmt
+  URL https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt/releases/download/9.1.0/fmt-9.1.0.zip
+)
+
+FetchContent_GetProperties(libfmt)
+
+if(NOT libfmt_POPULATED)
+  FetchContent_Populate(libfmt)
+  add_subdirectory(${libfmt_SOURCE_DIR} ${libfmt_BINARY_DIR} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+endif()
+
+target_link_libraries(clio PUBLIC fmt)
+
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a1fef16..a6578a1d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ include(ExternalProject)
 include(CMake/settings.cmake)
 include(CMake/ClioVersion.cmake)
 include(CMake/deps/rippled.cmake)
+include(CMake/deps/libfmt.cmake)
 include(CMake/deps/Boost.cmake)
 include(CMake/deps/cassandra.cmake)
 include(CMake/deps/SourceLocation.cmake)