diff --git a/dist/licenses/LICENSE-fast_float.txt b/dist/licenses/LICENSE-fast_float.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fb2a37ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/licenses/LICENSE-fast_float.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2021 The fast_float authors
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any
+person obtaining a copy of this software and associated
+documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the
+Software without restriction, including without
+limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software
+is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice
+shall be included in all copies or substantial portions
+of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
+ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
+TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
+PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT
+SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR
+IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/thirdparty/build-thirdparty.sh b/thirdparty/build-thirdparty.sh
index 3acd6d2590..2f124b1e83 100755
--- a/thirdparty/build-thirdparty.sh
+++ b/thirdparty/build-thirdparty.sh
@@ -1550,6 +1550,13 @@ build_concurrentqueue() {
     cp ./*.h "${TP_INSTALL_DIR}/include/"
 }
 
+# fast_float
+build_fast_float() {
+    check_if_source_exist "${FAST_FLOAT_SOURCE}"
+    cd "${TP_SOURCE_DIR}/${FAST_FLOAT_SOURCE}"
+    cp -r ./include/fast_float "${TP_INSTALL_DIR}/include/"
+}
+
 #clucene
 build_clucene() {
     if [[ "$(uname -m)" == 'x86_64' ]]; then
@@ -1648,6 +1655,7 @@ build_libbacktrace
 build_sse2neon
 build_xxhash
 build_concurrentqueue
+build_fast_float
 build_clucene
 
 echo "Finished to build all thirdparties"
diff --git a/thirdparty/vars.sh b/thirdparty/vars.sh
index 4032368582..c6c357d753 100644
--- a/thirdparty/vars.sh
+++ b/thirdparty/vars.sh
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ CONCURRENTQUEUE_NAME=concurrentqueue-1.0.3.tar.gz
 CONCURRENTQUEUE_SOURCE=concurrentqueue-1.0.3
 CONCURRENTQUEUE_MD5SUM="118e5bb661b567634647312991e10222"
 
+# fast_float
+FAST_FLOAT_DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/fastfloat/fast_float/archive/refs/tags/v3.9.0.tar.gz"
+FAST_FLOAT_NAME=fast_float-3.9.0.tar.gz
+FAST_FLOAT_SOURCE=fast_float-3.9.0
+FAST_FLOAT_MD5SUM="5656b0d8b150a3b157cfb092d214f6ea"
+
 # all thirdparties which need to be downloaded is set in array TP_ARCHIVES
 export TP_ARCHIVES=(
     'CLUCENE'
@@ -511,6 +517,7 @@ export TP_ARCHIVES=(
     'SSE2NEON'
     'XXHASH'
     'CONCURRENTQUEUE'
+    'FAST_FLOAT'
 )
 
 if [[ "$(uname -s)" == 'Darwin' ]]; then