diff --git a/.github/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/.github/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 39ebaf8b8f..48757010a6 100644
--- a/.github/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/.github/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0...3.5)
 project(ci_utils C CXX)
 
 set(txt "CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/msvc.yml b/.github/workflows/msvc.yml
index 78fb73a7c6..a70a3b6a21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msvc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msvc.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         os.makedirs(builddir)
         with open(f"{ builddir }/CMakeLists.txt", "w") as f:
           f.write(textwrap.dedent(f"""\
-            cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+            cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0...3.5)
             project(sdl_user)
             add_subdirectory("{ srcdir }" SDL)
           """))
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 00cf9b43fb..66b1cf7814 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3182,7 +3182,7 @@ if (SDL_ASAN)
 endif()
 
 if(SDL_CCACHE AND NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.4)
-  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
+  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4...3.5)
   find_program(CCACHE_BINARY ccache)
   if(CCACHE_BINARY)
     set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${CCACHE_BINARY})
diff --git a/VisualC/pkg-support/cmake/sdl2-config.cmake b/VisualC/pkg-support/cmake/sdl2-config.cmake
index 0f03a6305c..e54f470008 100644
--- a/VisualC/pkg-support/cmake/sdl2-config.cmake
+++ b/VisualC/pkg-support/cmake/sdl2-config.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SDL2 CMake configuration file:
 # This file is meant to be placed in a cmake subfolder of SDL2-devel-2.x.y-VC
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0...3.5)
 
 include(FeatureSummary)
 set_package_properties(SDL2 PROPERTIES
diff --git a/docs/README-cmake.md b/docs/README-cmake.md
index a86be338c1..cfd40664c5 100644
--- a/docs/README-cmake.md
+++ b/docs/README-cmake.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SDL can be included in your project in 2 major ways:
 The following CMake script supports both, depending on the value of `MYGAME_VENDORED`.
 
 ```cmake
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(mygame)
 
 # Create an option to switch between a system sdl library and a vendored sdl library
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a7099e16c0..1f65b75742 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0...3.5)
 project(SDL2_test)
 
 include(CheckCCompilerFlag)