--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
 project(openeb_vendor CXX)
 
 find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
-find_package(ament_cmake_vendor_package REQUIRED)
-
-if (ament_cmake_vendor_package_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 2.0.0)
-  ament_add_default_options()
-endif()
+include(ExternalProject)
 
 option(
   BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
@@ -31,18 +27,31 @@
   unless the library was explicitly added as a static library."
   ON)
 
-ament_vendor(openeb_vendor
-  VCS_URL https://github.com/ros-event-camera/openeb.git
-  VCS_VERSION 5.2.0-gcc-15.2-ros2
-  GLOBAL_HOOK
-#  PATCHES patches
+set(_vendor_install_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/openeb_vendor-prefix/install")
+
+ExternalProject_Add(openeb_vendor_ext
+  URL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/openeb-5.2.0-gcc-15.2-ros2.tar.gz
+  INSTALL_DIR ${_vendor_install_dir}
+  UPDATE_DISCONNECTED TRUE
   CMAKE_ARGS
-  -DCOMPILE_PLAYER:BOOL=OFF
-  -DCOMPILE_PYTHON3_BINDINGS:BOOL=OFF
-  -DUDEV_RULES_SYSTEM_INSTALL:BOOL=OFF
-  -DHDF5_DISABLED=ON
+    -DCMAKE_STAGING_PREFIX=${_vendor_install_dir}
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/opt/${PROJECT_NAME}
+    -Wno-dev
+    -DCOMPILE_PLAYER:BOOL=OFF
+    -DCOMPILE_PYTHON3_BINDINGS:BOOL=OFF
+    -DUDEV_RULES_SYSTEM_INSTALL:BOOL=OFF
+    -DHDF5_DISABLED=ON
+    -DUSE_PROTOBUF:BOOL=OFF
+    -DMETAVISION_SELECTED_MODULES:STRING=base;core;stream
+    -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
+    -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}
+)
+
+install(
+  DIRECTORY "${_vendor_install_dir}/"
+  DESTINATION "opt/${PROJECT_NAME}"
+  USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS
 )
-#  PATCHES patches
 
 ament_package(
   CONFIG_EXTRAS "openeb_vendor-extras.cmake.in"