diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ff98770..b373c51 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ target_sources(VocalTractLabBackend PRIVATE ${BackendSources})
 include(FetchContent)
 FetchContent_Declare(
   googletest
-  URL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/609281088cfefc76f9d0ce82e1ff6c30cc3591e5.zip
+  URL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/refs/tags/v1.16.0.zip
 )
 # For Windows: Prevent overriding the parent project's compiler/linker settings
 set(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)