diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5941634..b452dda 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 98)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
+# Avoid warning about DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP in CMake 3.24:
+if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.24.0")
+    cmake_policy(SET CMP0135 NEW)
+endif()
+
 project(fastforest)
 project(fastforest VERSION 0.2 LANGUAGES CXX)