diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f3b87c..b039689 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 
-set(IRODS_MINIMUM_VERSION "4.3.1")
+set(IRODS_MINIMUM_VERSION "4.3.2")
 find_package(IRODS "${IRODS_MINIMUM_VERSION}" REQUIRED)
 set(IRODS_PLUGIN_REVISION "0")
 set(IRODS_PLUGIN_VERSION "${IRODS_MINIMUM_VERSION}.${IRODS_PLUGIN_REVISION}")
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ include(${IRODS_TARGETS_PATH})
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(UseLibCXX)
 
-if (IRODS_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "4.3.1")
-  find_package(fmt "8.1.1"
-    HINTS "${IRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_FMT}")
-endif()
+find_package(fmt "8.1.1"
+  HINTS "${IRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_FMT}")
 
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED COMPONENTS Crypto SSL)
@@ -66,19 +64,11 @@ target_include_directories(${PLUGIN} PRIVATE ${IRODS_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 target_link_libraries(${PLUGIN} PRIVATE irods_server
                                         irods_common
                                         nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
+                                        fmt::fmt
                                         ${IRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_BOOST}/lib/libboost_filesystem.so
                                         ${IRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_BOOST}/lib/libboost_system.so
                                         ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 
-if (IRODS_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "4.3.1")
-  target_link_libraries(${PLUGIN} PRIVATE fmt::fmt)
-else()
-  target_include_directories(${PLUGIN} PRIVATE ${IRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_SPDLOG}/include
-                                               ${IRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_FMT}/include)
-
-  target_link_libraries(${PLUGIN} PRIVATE ${IRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_FMT}/lib/libfmt.so)
-endif()
-
 install(TARGETS ${PLUGIN} LIBRARY DESTINATION ${IRODS_PLUGINS_DIRECTORY}/rule_engines)
 
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/packaging/test_rule_engine_plugin_metadata_guard.py