diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c6c8639..4126bee0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 if (WIN32)
     set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cb4fab07..68872ef0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "wheel", "cmake"]
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel", "cmake>=3.10"]
diff --git a/python/BuildStandalone.cmake b/python/BuildStandalone.cmake
index 47924a60..f4c50c65 100644
--- a/python/BuildStandalone.cmake
+++ b/python/BuildStandalone.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 file(GLOB
   KENLM_PYTHON_STANDALONE_SRCS