diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd298c69..f9a52f61 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ subprojects/fourdst/
 qhull.wrap
 quill.wrap
 yaml-cpp.wrap
-pybind11.wrap
 libcomposition.wrap
 libconfig.wrap
 libconstants.wrap
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d302254..cdaa97b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European
 - C++ compiler supporting C++23 standard
 - Meson build system (>= 1.5.0)
 - Python 3.10 or newer
+- CMake 3.20 or newer
 - Python packages: `meson-python>=0.15.0`
 - Boost libraries (>= 1.75.0) installed system-wide
 
-> **Note:** Boost is the only external library dependency; no additional libraries are required beyond a C++ compiler, Meson, Python, and Boost.
+> **Note:** Boost is the only external library dependency; no additional libraries are required beyond a C++ compiler, Meson, Python, CMake, and Boost.
  
 > **Note:** Windows is not supported at this time and *there are no plans to support it in the future*. Windows users are encouraged to use WSL2 or a Linux VM.
 
diff --git a/subprojects/pybind11.wrap b/subprojects/pybind11.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a3d47cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/pybind11.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://github.com/pybind/pybind11.git
+revision = v3.0.0
+depth = 1
+patch_directory = pybind11
+
+[provide]
+pybind11 = pybind11_dep