diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d34c917..a25c256a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Start spdlog project
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-include(cmake/utils.cmake)
-spdlog_extract_version()
-project(spdlog VERSION ${SPDLOG_VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX)
-message(STATUS "Build spdlog: ${SPDLOG_VERSION}")
-
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
+include(cmake/utils.cmake)
 include(cmake/ide.cmake)
 
+spdlog_extract_version()
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set default build to release
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -21,6 +19,10 @@ 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
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------