diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6dd521e32..74e9f8b6d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ set(FSFW_CATCH2_LIB_VERSION v${FSFW_CATCH2_LIB_MAJOR_VERSION}.0.0-preview5 CACHE
 set(FSFW_FMT_LIB_NAME fmt)
 set(FSFW_FMT_LINK_TARGET fmt::fmt)
 set(FSFW_FMT_LIB_MAJOR_VERSION 8 CACHE STRING "{fmt} library major version requirement")
-set(FSFW_FMT_LIB_VERSION v${FSFW_FMT_LIB_MAJOR_VERSION}.1.1 CACHE STRING
+set(FSFW_FMT_LIB_VERSION ${FSFW_FMT_LIB_MAJOR_VERSION}.1.1 CACHE STRING
   "{fmt} library exact version requirement"
   )