diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ee016a7..d59af9b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
 )
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(glaze)
 
+set(USE_ZLIB OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+FetchContent_Declare(
+    ixwebsocket
+    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/machinezone/IXWebSocket
+    GIT_TAG master
+)
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(ixwebsocket)
 # ---------------------
 # warnings
 # ---------------------
@@ -128,7 +135,7 @@ endif()
 file(GLOB_RECURSE UNLOCKER_SOURCES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/unlocker/*.cpp" "src/unlocker/*.h")
 
 add_executable(hex-unlocked ${UNLOCKER_SOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(hex-unlocked PRIVATE hex-warned seallib glaze::glaze tinymitm wininet)
+target_link_libraries(hex-unlocked PRIVATE hex-warned seallib glaze::glaze tinymitm wininet ixwebsocket)
 
 # rnd exe name
 string(RANDOM LENGTH 12 ALPHABET "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789" RANDOM_EXE_NAME)