diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6153f23..72f3ccf 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 
 # Project Arguments
 cpp = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
+if cpp.has_header('CLI/CLI.hpp')
+    cli11_dep = declare_dependency()
+else
+    cli11_dep = dependency('CLI11')
+endif
+
 add_project_arguments(
   cpp.get_supported_arguments([
     '-DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY',
@@ -40,6 +46,7 @@
   language : 'cpp')
 
 deps = [
+    cli11_dep,
     ipmid_dep,
     userlayer_dep,
     channellayer_dep,