diff --git a/protocols/matrix/Makefile b/protocols/matrix/Makefile
index 31506a7..78c6dc0 100644
--- a/protocols/matrix/Makefile
+++ b/protocols/matrix/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ RSRCS =
 #	- 	if your library does not follow the standard library naming scheme,
 #		you need to specify the path to the library and it's name.
 #		(e.g. for mylib.a, specify "mylib.a" or "path/mylib.a")
-LIBS =  be bnetapi localestub interface matrix_client network $(STDCPPLIBS)
+LIBS =  be bnetapi localestub interface matrix_client spdlog network $(STDCPPLIBS)
 
 
 #	Specify additional paths to directories following the standard libXXX.so
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ SYMBOLS :=
 DEBUGGER :=
 
 #	Specify any additional compiler flags to be used.
-COMPILER_FLAGS = -std=c++17
+COMPILER_FLAGS = -std=c++20 `pkg-config --cflags spdlog`
 
 #	Specify any additional linker flags to be used.
 LINKER_FLAGS =