diff --git a/include/external/clara.hpp b/include/external/clara.hpp
index b2eced66..03fdf298 100644
--- a/include/external/clara.hpp
+++ b/include/external/clara.hpp
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ namespace detail {
 
     protected:
         ResultBase(Type type) : m_type(type) {}
+        virtual ~ResultBase() = default;
 
         virtual void enforceOk() const = 0;
 
@@ -782,6 +783,7 @@ namespace detail {
 
     class ParserBase {
     public:
+        virtual ~ParserBase() = default;
         virtual auto validate() const -> Result { return Result::ok(); }
 
         virtual auto parse( std::string const& exeName, TokenStream const &tokens) const -> InternalParseResult  = 0;
diff --git a/third_party/clara.hpp b/third_party/clara.hpp
index 5455e5af..5ee18df1 100644
--- a/third_party/clara.hpp
+++ b/third_party/clara.hpp
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ namespace detail {
 
     protected:
         ResultBase(Type type) : m_type(type) {}
+        virtual ~ResultBase() = default;
 
         virtual void enforceOk() const = 0;
 
@@ -779,6 +780,7 @@ namespace detail {
 
     class ParserBase {
     public:
+        virtual ~ParserBase() = default;
         virtual auto validate() const -> Result { return Result::ok(); }
 
         virtual auto parse( std::string const& exeName, TokenStream const &tokens) const -> InternalParseResult  = 0;