diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ce6709e..fc094d2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Generated by `boostdep --cmake heap`
 # Copyright 2020 Peter Dimov
+# Copyright 2025 Alexander Grund
 # Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 # https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5...3.16)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8...3.16)
 
 project(boost_heap VERSION "${BOOST_SUPERPROJECT_VERSION}" LANGUAGES CXX)
 
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ add_library(Boost::heap ALIAS boost_heap)
 
 target_include_directories(boost_heap INTERFACE include)
 target_compile_features(boost_heap INTERFACE cxx_std_14)
-set_target_properties( boost_heap PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED 14)
 
 target_link_libraries(boost_heap
   INTERFACE