diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1e7e22c2..7f9db5f7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ is_openbsd = host_machine.system() == 'openbsd'
 
 thread_dep = dependency('threads')
 fmt = dependency('fmt', version : ['>=5.3.0'], fallback : ['fmt', 'fmt_dep'])
-spdlog = dependency('spdlog', version : ['>=1.3.1'], fallback : ['spdlog', 'spdlog_dep'])
+spdlog = dependency('spdlog', version : ['>=1.8.0'], fallback : ['spdlog', 'spdlog_dep'], default_options : ['external_fmt=true'])
 wayland_client = dependency('wayland-client')
 wayland_cursor = dependency('wayland-cursor')
 wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols')
diff --git a/subprojects/fmt.wrap b/subprojects/fmt.wrap
index eb79283c..71abc80b 100644
--- a/subprojects/fmt.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/fmt.wrap
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 [wrap-file]
-directory = fmt-5.3.0
+directory = fmt-7.1.3
 
-source_url = https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt/archive/5.3.0.tar.gz
-source_filename = fmt-5.3.0.tar.gz
-source_hash = defa24a9af4c622a7134076602070b45721a43c51598c8456ec6f2c4dbb51c89
+source_url = https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt/archive/7.1.3.tar.gz
+source_filename = fmt-7.1.3.tar.gz
+source_hash = 5cae7072042b3043e12d53d50ef404bbb76949dad1de368d7f993a15c8c05ecc
 
-patch_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/fmt/releases/download/5.3.0-1/fmt.zip
-patch_filename = fmt-5.3.0-1-wrap.zip
-patch_hash = 18f21a3b8833949c35d4ac88a7059577d5fa24b98786e4b1b2d3d81bb811440f
\ No newline at end of file
+patch_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/fmt/releases/download/7.1.3-1/fmt.zip
+patch_filename = fmt-7.1.3-1-wrap.zip
+patch_hash = 6eb951a51806fd6ffd596064825c39b844c1fe1799840ef507b61a53dba08213
+
+[provide]
+fmt = fmt_dep
diff --git a/subprojects/spdlog.wrap b/subprojects/spdlog.wrap
index 750036b9..c30450e2 100644
--- a/subprojects/spdlog.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/spdlog.wrap
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 [wrap-file]
-directory = spdlog-1.3.1
+directory = spdlog-1.8.1
 
-source_url = https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/archive/v1.3.1.tar.gz
-source_filename = v1.3.1.tar.gz
-source_hash = 160845266e94db1d4922ef755637f6901266731c4cb3b30b45bf41efa0e6ab70
+source_url = https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/archive/v1.8.1.tar.gz
+source_filename = v1.8.1.tar.gz
+source_hash = 5197b3147cfcfaa67dd564db7b878e4a4b3d9f3443801722b3915cdeced656cb
 
-patch_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/spdlog/releases/download/1.3.1-1/spdlog.zip
-patch_filename = spdlog-1.3.1-1-wrap.zip
-patch_hash = 715a0229781019b853d409cc0bf891ee4b9d3a17bec0cf87f4ad30b28bbecc87
+patch_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/spdlog/releases/download/1.8.1-1/spdlog.zip
+patch_filename = spdlog-1.8.1-1-wrap.zip
+patch_hash = 76844292a8e912aec78450618271a311841b33b17000988f215ddd6c64dd71b3
+
+[provide]
+spdlog = spdlog_dep