diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8caa6b5d699bc194d66ef9ea9c1be13ef2dc33c4..af709679ab5a66a9f486515f84194346a2b3de89 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ conan_or_find_package(glew REQUIRED)
 conan_or_find_package(glm REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
 conan_or_find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
+conan_or_find_package(spdlog REQUIRED)
 conan_or_find_package(freeimage REQUIRED)
 
 add_subdirectory(library)
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 318cd36830ec1b87134b20cb695b1d749505ed13..873f531e0466745cbfad7c3a2e27276919380d15 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class ProjectPhoenix(ConanFile):
                 ("catch/1.9.7@RWTH-VR/thirdparty"),
                 ("cpplint/9883c51@RWTH-VR/thirdparty"),
                 ("SDL2/2.0.5@RWTH-VR/thirdparty"),
+                ("spdlog/0.14.0@RWTH-VR/thirdparty"),
                 ("trompeloeil/v25@RWTH-VR/thirdparty"),
                 ("freeimage/3.17.0@RWTH-VR/thirdparty"))  # comma separated list of requirements
     generators = "cmake"
diff --git a/library/CMakeLists.txt b/library/CMakeLists.txt
index 9dc3d86d593f2fc9601dfe5c2a3cd346b3492080..55d86e25204425d270ce2be9b8ee0b1b3f3b89a6 100644
--- a/library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ target_link_libraries(phoenix
   ${CONAN_OR_CMAKE_boost}
   ${CONAN_OR_CMAKE_glm}
   ${CONAN_OR_CMAKE_SDL2}
+  ${CONAN_OR_CMAKE_spdlog}
   ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}
   ${CONAN_OR_CMAKE_glew}
   ${CONAN_OR_CMAKE_freeimage}