diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 65058c4..1d46e40 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Generated by `boostdep --cmake lockfree`
 # 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_lockfree VERSION "${BOOST_SUPERPROJECT_VERSION}" LANGUAGES CXX)
 
@@ -11,10 +12,6 @@ option(BOOST_LOCKFREE_BUILD_TESTS "Build boost::lockfree tests" OFF)
 option(BOOST_LOCKFREE_TESTS_STRESSTEST "Build boost::lockfree with more excessive stress tests" OFF)
 option(BOOST_LOCKFREE_USE_FILE_SET "Use FILE_SET for boost::lockfree" OFF)
 
-if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-endif()
-
 add_library(boost_lockfree INTERFACE)
 add_library(Boost::lockfree ALIAS boost_lockfree)
 
@@ -43,7 +40,6 @@ if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.23 AND BOOST_LOCKFREE_USE_FILE_SET)
 endif()
 
 target_compile_features(boost_lockfree INTERFACE cxx_std_14)
-set_target_properties( boost_lockfree PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED 14)
 
 target_link_libraries(boost_lockfree
   INTERFACE
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 51dda6a..c7dd5be 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ foreach(Test ${Tests})
         LINK_LIBRARIES ${Libs}
         COMPILE_DEFINITIONS BOOST_TEST_NO_OLD_TOOLS
     )
-    set_target_properties( boost_lockfree-${Test} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED 14)
 
     if (BOOST_LOCKFREE_TESTS_STRESSTEST)
       target_compile_definitions(boost_lockfree-${Test} PRIVATE BOOST_LOCKFREE_STRESS_TEST)