diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 92a8d9a2..4260b414 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if(CCT_ENABLE_TESTS)
     FetchContent_Declare(
       googletest
       GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
-      GIT_TAG release-1.12.1
+      GIT_TAG v1.13.0
     )
 
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)