diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b901c6e..01cd0732 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS locale filesystem system)
 
 ExternalProject_Add(GTest
                     PREFIX "external"
-                    URL "https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/718fd88d8f145c63b8cc134cf8fed92743cc112f.tar.gz"
+                    URL "https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/release-1.8.1.tar.gz"
                     CMAKE_ARGS -Dgtest_force_shared_crt=${MSVC_SHARED_RUNTIME} -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}
                     INSTALL_COMMAND "")
 ExternalProject_Get_Property(GTest SOURCE_DIR BINARY_DIR)