diff --git a/spdlog.spec b/spdlog.spec
index 08a4003..ed89da1 100644
--- a/spdlog.spec
+++ b/spdlog.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/%{user}/%{name}/
 Source0:        https://github.com/%{user}/%{name}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  google-benchmark-devel
 BuildRequires:  ninja-build
+BuildRequires:  fmt-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  gcc
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ Summary:        Development files for %{name}
 Provides:       %{name}-static = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       libstdc++-devel
+Requires:       fmt-devel
 
 %description devel
 The %{name}-devel package contains C++ header files for developing
@@ -38,10 +41,19 @@ sed -i -e "s,\r,," README.md
 pushd %{_target_platform}
     %cmake -G Ninja \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+    -DSPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
+    -DSPDLOG_BUILD_BENCH=OFF \
+    -DSPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS=ON \
+    -DSPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL=ON \
     ..
 popd
 %ninja_build -C %{_target_platform}
 
+%check
+pushd %{_target_platform}
+    ctest --output-on-failure
+popd
+
 %install
 %ninja_install -C %{_target_platform}