diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 26d676bc2..57615e867 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 find_package(zstd MODULE REQUIRED) # MODULE so that zstd::zstd is available
 find_package(OpenSSL COMPONENTS Crypto SSL REQUIRED)
 find_package(glm REQUIRED)
-find_package(fmt 9.1.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(fmt 9.1.0...<10 REQUIRED)
 find_package(PNG REQUIRED)
 
 # glslang versions older than 11.11.0 define targets without a namespace