diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f9f90d34..d4c0584a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3)
 
 # project variables
 project(spdlog_setup VERSION 0.3.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
-set(SPDLOG_MIN_VERSION "0.14.0")
+set(SPDLOG_MIN_VERSION "1.0.0")
 
 # general fixed compiler settings
 if(${MSVC})
diff --git a/include/spdlog_setup/details/conf_impl.h b/include/spdlog_setup/details/conf_impl.h
index 7ab13be1..ce3daa93 100644
--- a/include/spdlog_setup/details/conf_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog_setup/details/conf_impl.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ static constexpr auto MAX_FILES = "max_files";
 static constexpr auto MAX_SIZE = "max_size";
 static constexpr auto NAME = "name";
 static constexpr auto PATTERN = "pattern";
+static constexpr auto ROTATE_ON_OPEN = "rotate_on_open";
 static constexpr auto ROTATION_HOUR = "rotation_hour";
 static constexpr auto ROTATION_MINUTE = "rotation_minute";
 static constexpr auto SINKS = "sinks";
@@ -697,6 +698,7 @@ auto rotating_file_sink_from_table(
     using names::BASE_FILENAME;
     using names::MAX_FILES;
     using names::MAX_SIZE;
+    using names::ROTATE_ON_OPEN;
 
     // fmt
     using fmt::format;
@@ -731,8 +733,13 @@ auto rotating_file_sink_from_table(
             "Missing '{}' field of u64 value for rotating_file_sink",
             MAX_FILES));
 
+    const auto rotate_on_open = value_from_table_or<bool>(
+        sink_table,
+        ROTATE_ON_OPEN,
+        false);
+
     return make_shared<RotatingFileSink>(
-        base_filename, max_filesize, max_files);
+        base_filename, max_filesize, max_files, rotate_on_open);
 }
 
 template <class DailyFileSink>
@@ -1054,6 +1061,11 @@ inline void setup_loggers_impl(
     auto global_pattern_opt =
         value_from_table_opt<string>(config, GLOBAL_PATTERN);
 
+    if (global_pattern_opt)
+    {
+        spdlog::set_pattern(*global_pattern_opt);
+    }
+
     for (const auto &logger_table : *loggers) {
         const auto name = value_from_table<string>(
             logger_table,