diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index caf27afe9c..c790043002 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # SeqAn3. To build tests, run cmake on one of the sub-folders in this directory
 # which contain a CMakeLists.txt.
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5...3.30)
 
 find_path (SEQAN3_MODULE_PATH "seqan3-config.cmake" HINTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/build_system/")
 list (APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${SEQAN3_MODULE_PATH}")
diff --git a/build_system/seqan3-config.cmake b/build_system/seqan3-config.cmake
index cb7988c91e..3983fe4159 100644
--- a/build_system/seqan3-config.cmake
+++ b/build_system/seqan3-config.cmake
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #
 # ============================================================================
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5...3.12)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5...3.30)
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Set initial variables
diff --git a/build_system/seqan3-install.cmake b/build_system/seqan3-install.cmake
index 32dc049a71..48ab1dcf8e 100644
--- a/build_system/seqan3-install.cmake
+++ b/build_system/seqan3-install.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # This file describes where and which parts of SeqAn3 should be installed to.
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.14)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.14...3.30)
 
 include (GNUInstallDirs)
 
diff --git a/build_system/seqan3-package.cmake b/build_system/seqan3-package.cmake
index 0ff48b9d1c..ed4b97dfd0 100644
--- a/build_system/seqan3-package.cmake
+++ b/build_system/seqan3-package.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # This file describes how SeqAn3 will be packaged.
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.7)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.7...3.30)
 
 set (CPACK_GENERATOR "TXZ")
 
diff --git a/doc/setup/quickstart_cmake/index.md b/doc/setup/quickstart_cmake/index.md
index 7fce8afcf9..8701f2775b 100644
--- a/doc/setup/quickstart_cmake/index.md
+++ b/doc/setup/quickstart_cmake/index.md
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ For example, after adding `another_program.cpp` your `CMakeLists.txt` may look l
 # Including SeqAn3 as external project
 
 ```cmake
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.14)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.14...3.30)
 
 project (my_app LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 1.0.0)
 
diff --git a/test/api_stability/CMakeLists.txt b/test/api_stability/CMakeLists.txt
index c91d2d05ed..00d7c53723 100644
--- a/test/api_stability/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/api_stability/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.8)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.8...3.30)
 
 project (api_stability)
 
diff --git a/test/cmake/add_subdirectories.cmake b/test/cmake/add_subdirectories.cmake
index 652a91a09e..38fbd9d3e2 100644
--- a/test/cmake/add_subdirectories.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/add_subdirectories.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 # Calls add_subdirectory on all (direct) subdirectories of the given directory if they contain a `CMakeLists.txt`
 #
diff --git a/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_missing_unit_tests.cmake b/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_missing_unit_tests.cmake
index a6c2f29b33..edc1fd0043 100644
--- a/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_missing_unit_tests.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_missing_unit_tests.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 set (seqan3_test_include_targets
      ""
diff --git a/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_unused_snippets.cmake b/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_unused_snippets.cmake
index 170033bbb5..2302d3096f 100644
--- a/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_unused_snippets.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_unused_snippets.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 set (seqan3_test_snippets
      ""
diff --git a/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_unused_unit_tests.cmake b/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_unused_unit_tests.cmake
index 5828454885..af474fed11 100644
--- a/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_unused_unit_tests.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/diagnostics/list_unused_unit_tests.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 set (seqan3_test_targets
      ""
diff --git a/test/cmake/include_dependencies/add_include_dependencies.cmake b/test/cmake/include_dependencies/add_include_dependencies.cmake
index 32fec3492f..53adf21b43 100644
--- a/test/cmake/include_dependencies/add_include_dependencies.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/include_dependencies/add_include_dependencies.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 include (diagnostics/list_missing_unit_tests)
 
diff --git a/test/cmake/include_dependencies/generate_include_dependencies.cmake b/test/cmake/include_dependencies/generate_include_dependencies.cmake
index 02ee06d631..0b3aafc476 100644
--- a/test/cmake/include_dependencies/generate_include_dependencies.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/include_dependencies/generate_include_dependencies.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.12)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.12...3.30)
 
 function (generate_include_dependencies_impl)
     cmake_parse_arguments (
diff --git a/test/cmake/seqan3_generate_snippet.cmake b/test/cmake/seqan3_generate_snippet.cmake
index 68426d2f42..51b169dfd2 100644
--- a/test/cmake/seqan3_generate_snippet.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/seqan3_generate_snippet.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 # Generate snippets from a source_snippet
 #
diff --git a/test/cmake/seqan3_macro_benchmark.cmake b/test/cmake/seqan3_macro_benchmark.cmake
index 1b4456ee9a..eb2b0cef11 100644
--- a/test/cmake/seqan3_macro_benchmark.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/seqan3_macro_benchmark.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 # Adds a macro benchmark target and a test which executes that macro benchmark
 #
diff --git a/test/cmake/seqan3_path_longest_stem.cmake b/test/cmake/seqan3_path_longest_stem.cmake
index bd2cd333b8..f0937f7384 100644
--- a/test/cmake/seqan3_path_longest_stem.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/seqan3_path_longest_stem.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 # A compatible function for cmake < 3.20 that basically returns `cmake_path (GET <filename> STEM LAST_ONLY <out_var>)`
 function (seqan3_path_longest_stem out_var filename)
diff --git a/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake b/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
index fbfec8c83b..4ad12fa1e2 100644
--- a/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.16)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.16...3.30)
 
 # Exposes the google-benchmark target `benchmark` and `benchmark_main`.
 # CMake 3.24: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FetchContent.html#variable:FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE
diff --git a/test/cmake/seqan3_require_ccache.cmake b/test/cmake/seqan3_require_ccache.cmake
index d5ed971880..39986f12d8 100644
--- a/test/cmake/seqan3_require_ccache.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/seqan3_require_ccache.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.15)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.15...3.30)
 
 # Uses `ccache` to cache build results.
 #
diff --git a/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake b/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
index 1a97a2d1ef..2146d68ce8 100644
--- a/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.16)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.16...3.30)
 
 # Exposes the google-test targets `gtest` and `gtest_main`.
 # CMake 3.24: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FetchContent.html#variable:FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE
diff --git a/test/cmake/seqan3_test_component.cmake b/test/cmake/seqan3_test_component.cmake
index 52d2b58bd5..a14523efc9 100644
--- a/test/cmake/seqan3_test_component.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/seqan3_test_component.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 include (seqan3_path_longest_stem)
 
diff --git a/test/cmake/seqan3_test_files.cmake b/test/cmake/seqan3_test_files.cmake
index 820fa11652..c3642acded 100644
--- a/test/cmake/seqan3_test_files.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/seqan3_test_files.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 # Finds all files relative to the `test_base_path_` which satisfy the given file pattern.
 #
diff --git a/test/coverage/CMakeLists.txt b/test/coverage/CMakeLists.txt
index 10046684d1..c370ed1d03 100644
--- a/test/coverage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/coverage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.22)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 project (seqan3_test_coverage CXX)
 
 # Add a custom build type: Coverage
diff --git a/test/documentation/CMakeLists.txt b/test/documentation/CMakeLists.txt
index dc582f007b..e7ee6106e7 100644
--- a/test/documentation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/documentation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
 # Minimum cmake version
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.7)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.7...3.30)
 
 ### Find seqan3
 include (../../build_system/seqan3-config-version.cmake)
diff --git a/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen-layout.cmake b/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen-layout.cmake
index 63de6e5713..7649439997 100644
--- a/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen-layout.cmake
+++ b/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen-layout.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 include (${SEQAN3_INCLUDE_DIR}/../test/cmake/seqan3_test_files.cmake)
 
diff --git a/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen-package.cmake b/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen-package.cmake
index 6d0ec5d730..2c1b1d74b1 100644
--- a/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen-package.cmake
+++ b/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen-package.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 set (CPACK_GENERATOR "TXZ")
 
diff --git a/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen.cmake b/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen.cmake
index 9eb5618634..f55eb21282 100644
--- a/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen.cmake
+++ b/test/documentation/seqan3-doxygen.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 ### Find doxygen and dependency to DOT tool
 message (STATUS "Searching for doxygen.")
diff --git a/test/external_project/CMakeLists.txt b/test/external_project/CMakeLists.txt
index c3e30b753f..0792f05864 100644
--- a/test/external_project/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/external_project/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5...3.30)
 project (seqan3_test_external_project CXX)
 
 include (../seqan3-test.cmake) # for SEQAN3_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_CMAKE_ARGS, SEQAN3_VERSION
diff --git a/test/external_project/install-seqan3.cmake b/test/external_project/install-seqan3.cmake
index 48708181fd..3618c5870f 100644
--- a/test/external_project/install-seqan3.cmake
+++ b/test/external_project/install-seqan3.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.14)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.14...3.30)
 
 # install and package seqan3 library
 ExternalProject_Add (
diff --git a/test/external_project/install-sharg.cmake b/test/external_project/install-sharg.cmake
index 9c08688c75..3cc8503afb 100644
--- a/test/external_project/install-sharg.cmake
+++ b/test/external_project/install-sharg.cmake
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.14)
-
-# https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/policy/CMP0135.html
-if (POLICY CMP0135)
-    cmake_policy (SET CMP0135 NEW)
-endif ()
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.14...3.30)
 
 # We can only set one CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH, i.e. it cannot be a list.
 # Hence we need to reuse the SEQAN3_SYSTEM_PREFIX.
diff --git a/test/external_project/seqan3_fetch_content_zip/CMakeLists.txt b/test/external_project/seqan3_fetch_content_zip/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f8e474de0..283e40c82c 100644
--- a/test/external_project/seqan3_fetch_content_zip/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/external_project/seqan3_fetch_content_zip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.14)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.14...3.30)
 project (seqan3_app CXX)
 
 # --- helper scripts
diff --git a/test/external_project/seqan3_installed/CMakeLists.txt b/test/external_project/seqan3_installed/CMakeLists.txt
index b6a5152d32..b8b448486b 100644
--- a/test/external_project/seqan3_installed/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/external_project/seqan3_installed/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5...3.30)
 project (seqan3_app CXX)
 
 # --- helper scripts
diff --git a/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial/CMakeLists.txt b/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial/CMakeLists.txt
index e0adcf4e72..e6118a0d00 100644
--- a/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ file (COPY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../src/hello_world.cpp" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CUR
 set (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../../source")
 
 ## [adding_files]
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5...3.30)
 project (seqan3_tutorial CXX)
 
 # add seqan3 to search path
diff --git a/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial_with_sharg/CMakeLists.txt b/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial_with_sharg/CMakeLists.txt
index 91b514682c..55e722a517 100644
--- a/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial_with_sharg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial_with_sharg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ set (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../../source")
 list (APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${SHARG_ROOT}/build_system")
 
 ## [adding_files]
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5...3.30)
 project (seqan3_tutorial CXX)
 
 # add seqan3 to search path
diff --git a/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial_with_sharg_installed/CMakeLists.txt b/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial_with_sharg_installed/CMakeLists.txt
index 18021d8447..075029349e 100644
--- a/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial_with_sharg_installed/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/external_project/seqan3_setup_tutorial_with_sharg_installed/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5...3.30)
 project (seqan3_app CXX)
 
 # --- helper scripts
diff --git a/test/external_project/seqan3_submodule_add_subdirectory/CMakeLists.txt b/test/external_project/seqan3_submodule_add_subdirectory/CMakeLists.txt
index 2632b6753e..c6a02c6df3 100644
--- a/test/external_project/seqan3_submodule_add_subdirectory/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/external_project/seqan3_submodule_add_subdirectory/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5...3.30)
 project (seqan3_app CXX)
 
 # --- helper scripts
diff --git a/test/external_project/seqan3_submodule_find_package/CMakeLists.txt b/test/external_project/seqan3_submodule_find_package/CMakeLists.txt
index ced7495965..b6644a812a 100644
--- a/test/external_project/seqan3_submodule_find_package/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/external_project/seqan3_submodule_find_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5...3.30)
 project (seqan3_app CXX)
 
 # --- helper scripts
diff --git a/test/header/CMakeLists.txt b/test/header/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d366197c9..3498f90018 100644
--- a/test/header/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/header/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.12...3.22)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.12...3.30)
 project (seqan3_header_test CXX)
 
 include (../seqan3-test.cmake)
diff --git a/test/header/generate_header_source.cmake b/test/header/generate_header_source.cmake
index a161b8e8d8..f5e4e111fa 100644
--- a/test/header/generate_header_source.cmake
+++ b/test/header/generate_header_source.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 option (HEADER_FILE_ABSOLUTE "")
 option (HEADER_FILE_INCLUDE "")
diff --git a/test/macro_benchmark/CMakeLists.txt b/test/macro_benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
index d159f7ce5d..0ac73fcc43 100644
--- a/test/macro_benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/macro_benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.22)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 project (seqan3_test_unit CXX)
 
 include (../seqan3-test.cmake)
diff --git a/test/performance/CMakeLists.txt b/test/performance/CMakeLists.txt
index d21b4c534c..320298afb1 100644
--- a/test/performance/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/performance/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.22)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 project (seqan3_test_performance CXX)
 
 include (../seqan3-test.cmake)
diff --git a/test/seqan3-test.cmake b/test/seqan3-test.cmake
index c6be495b32..510b0d3fe0 100644
--- a/test/seqan3-test.cmake
+++ b/test/seqan3-test.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # SeqAn3. To build tests, run cmake on one of the sub-folders in this directory
 # which contain a CMakeLists.txt.
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 # require SeqAn3 package
 find_package (SeqAn3 REQUIRED HINTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../build_system)
diff --git a/test/snippet/CMakeLists.txt b/test/snippet/CMakeLists.txt
index a601b0af87..db9a8afde5 100644
--- a/test/snippet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/snippet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.22)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 project (seqan3_test_snippet CXX)
 
 include (../seqan3-test.cmake)
diff --git a/test/snippet/compare_snippet_output.cmake b/test/snippet/compare_snippet_output.cmake
index 6569d872cd..c9fd72a209 100644
--- a/test/snippet/compare_snippet_output.cmake
+++ b/test/snippet/compare_snippet_output.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 
 include ("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../cmake/seqan3_path_longest_stem.cmake")
 
diff --git a/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index cbada2e933..fcb9746ed6 100644
--- a/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016-2024 Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.22)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10...3.30)
 project (seqan3_test_unit CXX)
 
 include (../seqan3-test.cmake)