diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dabd386397024fb1fc188d9fae511bc07b411b35..bab7c8fd4560a1c0e8359d6ba0cb4e7307468d02 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.24 )
+project ( sfg-walberla )
 
 SET ( CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake )
 find_package( PystencilsSfg REQUIRED )