diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index df51702..c691332 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ option(LSLTEMPLATE_BUILD_CLI "Build the CLI application" ON)
 # By default, liblsl is fetched automatically from GitHub.
 # To use a pre-installed liblsl, set LSL_INSTALL_ROOT.
 set(LSL_INSTALL_ROOT "" CACHE PATH "Path to installed liblsl (optional)")
-set(LSL_FETCH_REF "v1.17.4" CACHE STRING "liblsl version to fetch from GitHub")
+set(LSL_FETCH_REF "v1.18.0.b6" CACHE STRING "liblsl version to fetch from GitHub")
 
 if(LSL_INSTALL_ROOT)
     # Use pre-installed liblsl