diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 98f5aad6..e9ff8290 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ project(
 option(YGM_BUILD_TESTS "Build tests" OFF)
 option(YGM_BUILD_DOCS "Adds targets for generating Doxygen and Sphinx documentation" OFF)
 option(YGM_DOCS_ONLY "Run Cmake for only generating documentation (i.e. for Read the Docs)" OFF)
+option(YGM_FIND_PARQUET_IN_SYSTEM "Find Arrow Parquet installed in the system." OFF)
 option(YGM_INSTALL_PARQUET "Installs Arrow Parquet." OFF)
 set(YGM_PYTHON_VENV_ROOT CACHE PATH "Path to a Python virtual environment root. If set, YGM will use this virtual environment for Python dependencies.")
 option(YGM_DONT_USE_MREMAP "Do not try using mremap for managing memory." OFF)
@@ -129,6 +130,13 @@ endif ()
 # Arrow
 #
 include(FindArrowParquet)
+if (YGM_FIND_PARQUET_IN_SYSTEM)
+    if (YGM_INSTALL_PARQUET)
+        message(INFO "Both YGM_FIND_PARQUET_IN_SYSTEM and YGM_INSTALL_PARQUET are also ON. System-wide Arrow Parquet is used, if found.")
+    endif()
+    find_arrow_parquet_config()
+endif ()
+
 if (YGM_INSTALL_PARQUET)
     install_arrow_parquet()
 endif ()
diff --git a/cmake/FindArrowParquet.cmake b/cmake/FindArrowParquet.cmake
index 7274d376..69d684ca 100644
--- a/cmake/FindArrowParquet.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindArrowParquet.cmake
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ endfunction()
 # Arrow_FOUND is set to TRUE if Arrow is found.
 # Parquet_FOUND is set to TRUE if Parquet is found.
 function(find_arrow_parquet_config)
-    # Find Arrow >= 8.0.
+    # Find Arrow >= 19.0.
     # Start major version from 100 so that we do not have to update
     # this code every time Arrow releases a major version.
-    foreach (MAJOR_VERSION RANGE 100 8 -1)
+    foreach (MAJOR_VERSION RANGE 100 19 -1)
         find_package(Arrow "${MAJOR_VERSION}.0" QUIET)
         if (Arrow_FOUND)
             break()
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function(find_arrow_parquet_config)
 
     # Find Parquet
     if (Arrow_FOUND)
-        find_package(Parquet QUIET PATHS ${Arrow_DIR})
+        find_package(Parquet PATHS ${Arrow_DIR})
     endif ()
     set(Parquet_FOUND ${Parquet_FOUND} PARENT_SCOPE)