diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8824fa9f..0c012539a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -101,3 +101,4 @@ spack-build-out.txt
 spack-configure-args.txt
 .vscode/
 **/psc*params.txt
+.venv/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e88b5e850..700228eb0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING)
   CPMAddPackage(
     NAME GTest
     GITHUB_REPOSITORY google/googletest
-    VERSION 1.14.0
+    VERSION 1.15.2
     OPTIONS
         "INSTALL_GTEST OFF"
         "gtest_force_shared_crt ON"