diff --git a/releases.json b/releases.json
index af503a6fb..aa849cc86 100644
--- a/releases.json
+++ b/releases.json
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@
       "fmt"
     ],
     "versions": [
+      "11.1.1-2",
       "11.1.1-1",
       "11.0.2-1",
       "11.0.1-1",
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/fmt/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/fmt/meson.build
index 9bfe4f188..d11a1cc4a 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/fmt/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/fmt/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ fmt_lib = library(
   'src/os.cc',
   cpp_args: fmt_private_cpp_args,
   include_directories: 'include',
-  install: true,
+  build_by_default: false,
+  # so we do not build libfmt when using fmt_header_only
+  install: not meson.is_subproject(),
 )
 
 install_subdir('include',