diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8de9fa..82dd632 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,14 +32,11 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/")
 
 include(CTest)
 
-
-### Dependencies 
-add_subdirectory(dependencies)
-
 ### Main targets
 add_library(sqlpp11 INTERFACE)
 add_library(sqlpp11::sqlpp11 ALIAS sqlpp11)
 
+find_package(date CONFIG REQUIRED)
 target_link_libraries(sqlpp11 INTERFACE date::date)
 
 target_include_directories(sqlpp11 INTERFACE