diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c4cc218..ff2b706 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
 option(BUILD_TESTS      "Build tests"    ON)
 option(BUILD_EXAMPLES   "Build examples" ON)
 
+find_package(nlohmann_json CONFIG REQUIRED)
+
 # the library
 add_library(nlohmann_json_schema_validator
     src/json-schema-draft7.json.cpp
@@ -34,6 +36,13 @@ set_target_properties(nlohmann_json_schema_validator
 # because of the dependency to nlohmann_json.
 set(JSON_VALIDATOR_INSTALL ON)
 
+target_link_libraries(
+    nlohmann_json_schema_validator
+    PUBLIC
+        nlohmann_json
+        nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)
+
+if(0)
 # here we decice how nlohmann::json is found and used to build this project
 
 # first, check whether a nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json target exists already
@@ -92,7 +101,7 @@ else()
         set(nlohmann_json_DIR ${JSON_HPP})
     endif()
 endif()
-
+endif()
 if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" OR
    "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
     target_compile_options(nlohmann_json_schema_validator
