diff --git a/ThirdParty/fast_float/CMakeLists.txt b/ThirdParty/fast_float/CMakeLists.txt
index e6e63cbfe6..919b12a509 100644
--- a/ThirdParty/fast_float/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ThirdParty/fast_float/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ vtk_module_third_party(
     STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIRS
     HEADER_ONLY
   EXTERNAL
-    VERSION "3.9.0"
     PACKAGE FastFloat
     TARGETS FastFloat::fast_float
     STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIRS