diff --git a/bench/CMakeLists.txt b/bench/CMakeLists.txt
index 5283f83d..489802d9 100644
--- a/bench/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ if(NOT benchmark_FOUND)
         include(FetchContent)
         set(BENCHMARK_ENABLE_GTEST_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
         # Do not build and run googlebenchmark tests
-        FetchContent_Declare(googlebenchmark GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/benchmark.git GIT_TAG v1.5.2)
-
+        FetchContent_Declare(googlebenchmark GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/benchmark.git GIT_TAG v1.6.0)
         FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googlebenchmark)
     else()
         message(FATAL_ERROR "GoogleBenchmark is missing. Use CMake >= 3.11 or download it")