diff --git a/CMakeL10n.txt b/CMakeL10n.txt
index 32a1448a..092d955b 100644
--- a/CMakeL10n.txt
+++ b/CMakeL10n.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.5 )
+
+##### set project version ########################
+
+include( TDEVersion )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION ${TDE_CMAKE_MINIMUM_VERSION} )
+tde_set_project_version( )
 
 
 ##### include our cmake modules #################
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index aab838ee..e51713e8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 ############################################
 
 
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.5 )
+##### set project version ########################
+
+include( TDEVersion )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION ${TDE_CMAKE_MINIMUM_VERSION} )
+tde_set_project_version( )
 
 
 #### general package setup
@@ -32,11 +36,6 @@ include( TDEMacros )
 enable_testing( )
 
 
-##### set version number ########################
-
-tde_set_project_version( )
-
-
 ##### setup install paths
 
 include( TDESetupPaths )