diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 508a0b65..4c414f0e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Start spdlog project
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(cmake/utils.cmake)
 include(cmake/ide.cmake)
 
 spdlog_extract_version()
 
+project(spdlog VERSION ${SPDLOG_VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX)
+message(STATUS "Build spdlog: ${SPDLOG_VERSION}")
+
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set default build to release
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -19,8 +23,6 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release" CACHE STRING "Choose Release or Debug" FORCE)
 endif()
 
-project(spdlog VERSION ${SPDLOG_VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX)
-message(STATUS "Build spdlog: ${SPDLOG_VERSION}")
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Compiler config