diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e72955f0..78016a98 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0...3.11)
+message(STATUS "CMake version: ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
 
-if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.12)
-  cmake_policy(VERSION ${CMAKE_VERSION})
-endif()
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0)
 
 # Determine if fmt is built as a subproject (using add_subdirectory)
 # or if it is the master project.
 set(MASTER_PROJECT OFF)
 if (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
   set(MASTER_PROJECT ON)
-  message(STATUS "CMake version: ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
 endif ()
 
 # Joins arguments and places the results in ${result_var}.