diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 131fb4e..48dbf36 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ project('ptprnt', 'cpp',
 usb_dep = dependency('libusb-1.0')
 log_dep = dependency('spdlog')
 pangocairo_dep = dependency('pangocairo')
+cli11_dep = dependency('CLI11')
 
 incdir = include_directories('src')
 
@@ -38,24 +39,18 @@ ptprnt_srcs = [
 ptprnt_lib = library('ptprnt', 
                      include_directories: incdir,
                      install: true,
-                     dependencies: [usb_dep, log_dep, pangocairo_dep],
+                     dependencies: [usb_dep, log_dep, pangocairo_dep, cli11_dep],
                      sources: [ptprnt_hpps, ptprnt_srcs])
 
 ptprnt_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories: incdir,
                                 link_with: ptprnt_lib)
 
-# CLI11 
-cli11_proj = subproject('cli11')
-cli11_dep = cli11_proj.get_variable('CLI11_dep')
-if not cli11_dep.found()
-    error('CLI11 not found, can not proceed')
-endif
 
 ptprnt_exe = executable(
     'ptprnt', 
     'src/main.cpp',
     install: true,
-    dependencies : [usb_dep, log_dep, ptprnt_dep, cli11_dep],
+    dependencies : [usb_dep, log_dep, cli11_dep, ptprnt_dep],
     cpp_args : ['-DPROJ_VERSION="'+meson.project_version()+'"'],
 )
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3a57c4d..e57eb15 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
  */
 
-#include <CLI/CLI.hpp>
 #include <spdlog/common.h>
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>