diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 21313c606..dd2323889 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 
+#specify the usage of gcc-15 for the compiler
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "gcc-15")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "g++-15")
+
 project(MinecraftConsoles C CXX)
 
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