${\mathrm{CeVGe}}_3$ is a helical antiferromagnetic heavy-fermion system with an ordering temperature $T_{\mathrm{N}}=5.5\mathrm{K}$. The pressure effect on the magnetic properties of ${\mathrm{CeVGe}}_3$ via electrical resistivity and calorimetry is studied. $T_{\mathrm{N}}$ is quickly suppressed to absolute zero at the critical pressure of $0.75–0.79\text{GPa}$, suggesting the presence of an antiferromagnetic quantum critical point. The temperature-field phase diagrams are examined under different pressures. The evolution of the phase diagram under pressure demonstrates that the physical properties of ${\mathrm{CeVGe}}_3$, which are already fascinating at ambient pressure, exhibit even greater complexity under applied pressure.

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• Critical phenomena
• Electrical conductivity
• Specific heat
• Pressure techniques