diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1fdc2f18..80302d36 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ endif()
 if(KOMPUTE_OPT_USE_BUILT_IN_FMT)
     set(FMT_INSTALL ${KOMPUTE_OPT_INSTALL})
     FetchContent_Declare(fmt GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt.git
-        GIT_TAG 10.1.1) # Source: https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt/releases
+        GIT_TAG 8.1.1) # Source: https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt/releases
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(fmt)
 else()
     find_package(fmt REQUIRED)
@@ -302,4 +302,4 @@ if(KOMPUTE_OPT_INSTALL)
 endif()
 
 
-include(cmake/set_package_info.cmake)
\ No newline at end of file
+include(cmake/set_package_info.cmake)