diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-checks.yaml
index 8ab4a9e7e86..266da10a0d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-checks.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build with make
         run: |
           git clone https://github.com/conp-solutions/riss riss.git
-          cmake -Hriss.git -Briss.git/release -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          cmake -Hriss.git -Briss.git/release -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
           make -C riss.git/release riss-coprocessor-lib-static -j${{env.linux-vcpus}}
           make -C src -j${{env.linux-vcpus}} CXX="ccache g++" LIBS="$PWD/riss.git/release/lib/libriss-coprocessor.a -lpthread" IPASIR=$PWD/riss.git/riss
           make -C jbmc/src -j${{env.linux-vcpus}} CXX="ccache g++" LIBS="$PWD/riss.git/release/lib/libriss-coprocessor.a -lpthread" IPASIR=$PWD/riss.git/riss
diff --git a/cmake/DownloadProject.CMakeLists.cmake.in b/cmake/DownloadProject.CMakeLists.cmake.in
index 89be4fdd4f2..e0ba9b27714 100644
--- a/cmake/DownloadProject.CMakeLists.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/DownloadProject.CMakeLists.cmake.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Distributed under the OSI-approved MIT License.  See accompanying
 # file LICENSE or https://github.com/Crascit/DownloadProject for details.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.2)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 project(${DL_ARGS_PROJ}-download NONE)