--- a/cmake/VersionScript.cmake
+++ b/cmake/VersionScript.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    misrepresented as being the original software.
 # 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8...3.15)
 
 # CMake script that reads a VERSION file and the current git history and the calls configure_file().
 # This is used by version_file() in VersionString.cmake