diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c4148db..ccabb6c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ find_package(nlohmann_json CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenSSL CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(jwt-cpp CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
-find_package(slick-net 3.1.0 CONFIG QUIET)
-if (NOT slick-net_FOUND)
+find_package(slick-net CONFIG REQUIRED)
+if (FALSE)
     message(STATUS "fetching slick-net...")
     include(FetchContent)
     set(BUILD_SLICK_NET_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
diff --git a/cmake/coinbase-advanced-cppConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/coinbase-advanced-cppConfig.cmake.in
index bb101f7..0cf7b1f 100644
--- a/cmake/coinbase-advanced-cppConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/coinbase-advanced-cppConfig.cmake.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 find_dependency(nlohmann_json CONFIG)
 find_dependency(OpenSSL CONFIG)
 find_dependency(jwt-cpp CONFIG)
-find_dependency(slick-net 3.0.0 CONFIG)
+find_dependency(slick-net CONFIG)
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/coinbase-advanced-cppTargets.cmake")