diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang.yml b/.github/workflows/clang.yml
index b9bb5fc1..a11f5178 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           cd vcpkg
           ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
           ./vcpkg install catch2
+          ./vcpkg install fmt
 
       - name: Create Build Environment
         run: cmake -E make_directory ${{runner.workspace}}/build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gcc.yml b/.github/workflows/gcc.yml
index 26cb0ff8..7ad5b61c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gcc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gcc.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           cd vcpkg
           ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
           ./vcpkg install catch2
+          ./vcpkg install fmt
 
       - name: Create Build Environment
         run: cmake -E make_directory ${{runner.workspace}}/build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/msvc.yml b/.github/workflows/msvc.yml
index 55997ad7..9d66102b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msvc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msvc.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         vcpkg install boost-algorithm:x64-windows
         vcpkg install boost-date-time:x64-windows
         vcpkg install catch2:x64-windows
+        vcpkg install fmt:x64-windows
+        vcpkg install nlohmann-json:x64-windows
         vcpkg integrate install
 
     - name: Create Build Environment
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2c431a8..4599c985 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/MichaelMiller-/sec21/branch/master/graph/badge.svg?token=f7vlTsHZWl)](https://codecov.io/gh/MichaelMiller-/sec21) [![CodeQL](https://github.com/MichaelMiller-/sec21/actions/workflows/codeql.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/MichaelMiller-/sec21/actions/workflows/codeql.yml)
 
-**sec21** is a collection of useful functions and classes and the boilerplate for a lot of my projects.
+**sec21** is a collection of useful functions and classes, also the boilerplate for a lot of my projects.
 
 ## Documentation
 See the [Wiki](https://github.com/MichaelMiller-/sec21/wiki) for the full documentation, examples, operational details and other information.
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index f1c501cd..a3bedbae 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 find_package(Catch2 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(Boost 1.70 REQUIRED)
+find_package(fmt REQUIRED)
+find_package(nlohmann_json CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
 ## speed up the compile-time process
 add_library(catch_main STATIC catch_main.cpp)
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ function(test filename)
     target_link_libraries(${test_project_name} PRIVATE catch_main)
     target_link_libraries(${test_project_name} PRIVATE sec21::sec21)
     target_link_libraries(${test_project_name} PRIVATE enable_compiler_warnings)
+    target_link_libraries(${test_project_name} PRIVATE fmt::fmt-header-only)
+    target_link_libraries(${test_project_name} PRIVATE nlohmann_json nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)
 
     add_test(
             NAME ${test_project_name}