diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b773714..b51576c8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
 
 #=============================
 # Project / Package metadata
@@ -15,17 +15,6 @@ project(libsecp256k1
 enable_testing()
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
-if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.21)
-  # Emulates CMake 3.21+ behavior.
-  if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
-    set(PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL ON)
-    set(${PROJECT_NAME}_IS_TOP_LEVEL ON)
-  else()
-    set(PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL OFF)
-    set(${PROJECT_NAME}_IS_TOP_LEVEL OFF)
-  endif()
-endif()
-
 # The library version is based on libtool versioning of the ABI. The set of
 # rules for updating the version can be found here:
 # https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/html_node/Updating-version-info.html
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index b35cd805..6ed52b8f 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "cmakeMinimumRequired": {"major": 3, "minor": 21, "patch": 0}, 
   "version": 3,
   "configurePresets": [
     {
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f31b8c8f..0e2a27b5 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,20 +48,12 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
     VERSION ${${PROJECT_NAME}_soversion}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_LIB_VERSION_AGE}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_LIB_VERSION_REVISION}
   )
 elseif(APPLE)
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.17)
-    math(EXPR ${PROJECT_NAME}_compatibility_version "${${PROJECT_NAME}_LIB_VERSION_CURRENT} + 1")
-    set_target_properties(secp256k1 PROPERTIES
-      MACHO_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION ${${PROJECT_NAME}_compatibility_version}
-      MACHO_CURRENT_VERSION ${${PROJECT_NAME}_compatibility_version}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_LIB_VERSION_REVISION}
-    )
-    unset(${PROJECT_NAME}_compatibility_version)
-  elseif(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    message(WARNING
-      "The 'compatibility version' and 'current version' values of the DYLIB "
-      "will diverge from the values set by the GNU Libtool. To ensure "
-      "compatibility, it is recommended to upgrade CMake to at least version 3.17."
-    )
-  endif()
+  math(EXPR ${PROJECT_NAME}_compatibility_version "${${PROJECT_NAME}_LIB_VERSION_CURRENT} + 1")
+  set_target_properties(secp256k1 PROPERTIES
+    MACHO_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION ${${PROJECT_NAME}_compatibility_version}
+    MACHO_CURRENT_VERSION ${${PROJECT_NAME}_compatibility_version}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_LIB_VERSION_REVISION}
+  )
+  unset(${PROJECT_NAME}_compatibility_version)
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
   set(${PROJECT_NAME}_windows "secp256k1")
   if(MSVC)