diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4bd75fc7..1f514ec9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ endif()
 if(KOMPUTE_OPT_BUILD_TESTS OR KOMPUTE_OPT_ENABLE_BENCHMARK)
     if(KOMPUTE_OPT_USE_BUILT_IN_GOOGLE_TEST)
         FetchContent_Declare(googletest GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
-            GIT_TAG release-1.11.0) # Source: https://github.com/google/googletest/releases
+            GIT_TAG v1.17.0) # Source: https://github.com/google/googletest/releases
 
         # Use a shared C runtime in case we build shared
         set(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)