diff --git a/bindings/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 7abce03bd021..0d8ce89dfed6 100644
--- a/bindings/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
-project(opendal-cpp VERSION 0.45.10 LANGUAGES CXX)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
+project(opendal-cpp LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+include(FetchContent)
+set(OPENDAL_GOOGLETEST_VERSION 1.15.2 CACHE STRING "version of GoogleTest, 'external' to fallback to find_package()")
+set(OPENDAL_BOOST_VERSION 1.86.0 CACHE STRING "version of Boost, 'external' to fallback to find_package()")
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
@@ -94,7 +98,19 @@ else()
     )
 endif()
 
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS date_time iostreams)
+if(OPENDAL_BOOST_VERSION STREQUAL "external")
+    find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS date_time iostreams)
+else()
+    # fetch Boost
+    FetchContent_Declare(
+    Boost
+    URL https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases/download/boost-${OPENDAL_BOOST_VERSION}/boost-${OPENDAL_BOOST_VERSION}-cmake.zip
+    )
+
+    set(BOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES date_time iostreams system)
+    set(BOOST_ENABLE_CMAKE ON)
+    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(Boost)
+endif()
 
 add_library(opendal_cpp STATIC ${CPP_SOURCE_FILE} ${RUST_BRIDGE_CPP})
 target_sources(opendal_cpp PUBLIC ${CPP_HEADER_FILE})
@@ -126,7 +142,20 @@ endif()
 # Tests
 if (OPENDAL_ENABLE_TESTING)
     enable_testing()
-    find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
+    
+    if(OPENDAL_GOOGLETEST_VERSION STREQUAL "external")
+        find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
+    else()
+        # fetch GoogleTest
+        FetchContent_Declare(
+            googletest
+            URL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/refs/tags/v${OPENDAL_GOOGLETEST_VERSION}.zip
+        )
+        # For Windows: Prevent overriding the parent project's compiler/linker settings
+        set(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+        FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
+    endif()
+
     file(GLOB_RECURSE TEST_SOURCE_FILE tests/*.cpp)
     add_executable(opendal_cpp_test ${TEST_SOURCE_FILE})
     target_include_directories(opendal_cpp_test PUBLIC ${CPP_INCLUDE_DIR} ${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/bindings/cpp/CONTRIBUTING.md b/bindings/cpp/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8182ea987f0b..cc06ed1f714e 100644
--- a/bindings/cpp/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/bindings/cpp/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ To build OpenDAL C++ binding, the following is all you need:
 
 - To format the code, you need to install **clang-format**
 
-- **GTest(Google Test)**. It is used to run the tests. To see how to build, check [here](https://github.com/google/googletest).
+- **GTest(Google Test)**. It is used to run the tests. You do NOT need to build it manually.
 
-- **Boost**. It is one dependency of this library. To see how to build, check [here](https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_76_0/more/getting_started/unix-variants.html).
+- **Boost**. It is one dependency of this library. You do NOT need to build it manually.
 
 - **Doxygen**. It is used to generate the documentation. To see how to build, check [here](https://www.doxygen.nl/manual/install.html).
 
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ sudo apt install cmake ninja-build
 # install clang-format
 sudo apt install clang-format
 
-# install GTest library
-sudo apt-get install libgtest-dev
-
-# install Boost library
-sudo apt install libboost-all-dev
-
 # install Doxygen and Graphviz
 sudo apt install doxygen graphviz
 ```
@@ -72,12 +66,6 @@ brew install cmake ninja
 # install clang-format
 brew install clang-format
 
-# install GTest library
-brew install googletest
-
-# install Boost library
-brew install boost
-
 # install Doxygen and Graphviz
 brew install doxygen graphviz
 ```
diff --git a/bindings/cpp/README.md b/bindings/cpp/README.md
index 8b264d4968d3..e0a5414d03a9 100644
--- a/bindings/cpp/README.md
+++ b/bindings/cpp/README.md
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ Support for more package managers is coming soon!
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-- CMake >= 3.10
+- CMake >= 3.22
 - C++ compiler with C++17 support
-- The boost library
 
 ### Build