diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7844de3be..0583d40ad 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ if (BUILD_EXAMPLES)
         add_executable(${E_NAME} examples/${E_NAME}.cc)
         target_include_directories(${E_NAME} PRIVATE examples ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/Catch2/single_include>)
         include_directories(SYSTEM ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-        target_link_libraries(${E_NAME} PRIVATE gar ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+        target_link_libraries(${E_NAME} PRIVATE gar ${Boost_LIBRARIES} arrow_static)
     endforeach()
 endif()
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ if (BUILD_TESTS)
         cmake_parse_arguments(add_test "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
         add_executable(${target} ${add_test_SRCS})
         target_compile_features(${target} PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-        target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE Catch2::Catch2 gar ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+        target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE Catch2::Catch2 gar ${Boost_LIBRARIES} arrow_static)
         target_include_directories(${target} PRIVATE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/Catch2/single_include>)
         include_directories(SYSTEM ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
         include(CTest)