diff --git a/apriltag_detector_umich/CMakeLists.txt b/apriltag_detector_umich/CMakeLists.txt
index 18d8fbd..2a5ce73 100644
--- a/apriltag_detector_umich/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apriltag_detector_umich/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
   add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Werror)
 endif()
 set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
+add_definitions(-DNOMINMAX)
 
 # find dependencies
 find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)