diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dc59d86..ad614e9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ ENABLE_TESTING()
 OPTION (ENABLE_COROUTINE "Enable Iris Coroutine support" ON)
 OPTION (ENABLE_LUA "Enable Lua Binding support" ON)
 
+SET (FIND_LUA_VERSION "BUILTIN" CACHE STRING "Lua version")
+SET_PROPERTY (CACHE FIND_LUA_VERSION PROPERTY STRINGS "BUILTIN" "5.1" "5.2" "5.3" "5.4")
+
 IF (ENABLE_COROUTINE)
 	SET (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 ELSE (ENABLE_COROUTINE)
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ ELSE (ENABLE_COROUTINE)
 ENDIF (ENABLE_COROUTINE)
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}")
-STRING (REPLACE "/" "\\" LOCAL_SOURCE_DIR "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+STRING (REPLACE "/" "\\" BUILTIN_SOURCE_DIR "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
 FILE (GLOB_RECURSE IRIS_DISPATCHER_DEMO_SRC
 	"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/iris_common.h"
@@ -114,24 +117,56 @@ ENDIF (ENABLE_COROUTINE)
 IF (ENABLE_LUA)
 	FILE (GLOB_RECURSE IRIS_LUA_DEMO_SRC
 		"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/optional/iris_lua.h"
-		"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/optional/lua/src/*.h"
-		"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/optional/lua/src/*.hpp"
-		"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/optional/lua/src/*.c"
 		"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/iris_lua_demo.cpp"
 	)
 
-	LIST (REMOVE_ITEM IRIS_LUA_DEMO_SRC "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/optional/lua/src/lua.c")
-	LIST (REMOVE_ITEM IRIS_LUA_DEMO_SRC "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/optional/lua/src/luac.c")
+	IF (${FIND_LUA_VERSION} STREQUAL "BUILTIN")
+		SET (ENABLE_LUA_BUILTIN ON)
+	ELSE (${FIND_LUA_VERSION} STREQUAL "BUILTIN")
+		SET (ENABLE_LUA_BUILTIN OFF)
+	ENDIF (${FIND_LUA_VERSION} STREQUAL "BUILTIN")
+
+	IF (ENABLE_LUA_BUILTIN)
+		MESSAGE (STATUS "Use built-in lua version.")
+		# default to lua 5.4
+		FILE (GLOB_RECURSE IRIS_LUA_CORE_SRC
+			"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/optional/lua/src/*.h"
+			"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/optional/lua/src/*.hpp"
+			"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/optional/lua/src/*.c"
+		)
+
+		LIST (REMOVE_ITEM IRIS_LUA_CORE_SRC "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/optional/lua/src/lua.c")
+		LIST (REMOVE_ITEM IRIS_LUA_CORE_SRC "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/optional/lua/src/luac.c")
+		SET (LUALIB)
+	ELSE (ENABLE_LUA_BUILTIN)
+		FIND_PACKAGE (Lua ${FIND_LUA_VERSION} REQUIRED)
+		IF (LUA_FOUND)
+			MESSAGE (STATUS "Find lua version " ${FIND_LUA_VERSION})
+			FILE (GLOB_RECURSE IRIS_LUA_CORE_SRC
+				"${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR}/*.h"
+				"${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR}/*.hpp"
+			)
+	
+			SET (LUALIB ${LUA_LIBRARIES})
+		ELSE (LUA_FOUND)
+			MESSAGE (FATAL_ERROR "Enable to find lua with version " ${FIND_LUA_VERSION})
+		ENDIF (LUA_FOUND)
+	ENDIF (ENABLE_LUA_BUILTIN)
 
-	ADD_EXECUTABLE (iris_lua_demo ${IRIS_LUA_DEMO_SRC})
+	ADD_EXECUTABLE (iris_lua_demo ${IRIS_LUA_DEMO_SRC} ${IRIS_LUA_CORE_SRC})
 
 	IF (ENABLE_COROUTINE)
-		TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS(iris_lua_demo PRIVATE USE_LUA_COROUTINE)
+		TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS (iris_lua_demo PRIVATE USE_LUA_COROUTINE)
 	ENDIF (ENABLE_COROUTINE)
+
+	IF (NOT ENABLE_LUA_BUILTIN)
+		TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (iris_lua_demo PUBLIC ${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR})
+		TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS (iris_lua_demo PUBLIC USE_LUA_LIBRARY)
+	ENDIF (NOT ENABLE_LUA_BUILTIN)
 	
 	ADD_TEST (test_lua iris_lua_demo)
 
 	IF (NOT MSVC)
-		TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(iris_lua_demo m ${STDLIB})
+		TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(iris_lua_demo m ${STDLIB} ${LUALIB})
 	ENDIF (NOT MSVC)
 ENDIF (ENABLE_LUA)
diff --git a/src/optional/iris_lua.h b/src/optional/iris_lua.h
index 2ce758e..999a75c 100644
--- a/src/optional/iris_lua.h
+++ b/src/optional/iris_lua.h
@@ -33,9 +33,15 @@ SOFTWARE.
 #include <array>
 
 extern "C" {
+#if !USE_LUA_LIBRARY
 	#include "lua/src/lua.h"
 	#include "lua/src/lualib.h"
 	#include "lua/src/lauxlib.h"
+#else
+	#include "lua.h"
+	#include "lualib.h"
+	#include "lauxlib.h"
+#endif
 }
 
 // compatible with old lua versions
diff --git a/test/iris_lua_demo.cpp b/test/iris_lua_demo.cpp
index c52ffab..4ca20e0 100644
--- a/test/iris_lua_demo.cpp
+++ b/test/iris_lua_demo.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ int main(void) {
 #endif
 
 	bool ret = lua.run<bool>("\
+		print(_VERSION)\n\
 		local a = example_t.create()\n\
 		local b = example_t.create()\n\
 		b:join_value_required(a)\n\