apache · Sigmanificient · Dec 31, 2025
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 project(cassandra C CXX)
 
 set(CASS_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})

diff --git a/appveyor.ps1 b/appveyor.ps1
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ Function Install-Driver-Environment {
     Push-Location -Path "$($dependencies_build_location_prefix)/libuv"
 
     $cmakelists_contents = @"
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(libuv)
 set(PROJECT_DISPLAY_NAME "AppVeyor CI Build for libuv")
 set(PROJECT_MODULE_DIR $cmake_modules_dir)
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ add_dependencies(`${PROJECT_NAME} `${LIBUV_LIBRARY_NAME})
       Push-Location -Path "$($dependencies_build_location_prefix)/openssl/$_"
 
       $cmakelists_contents = @"
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(OpenSSL)
 set(PROJECT_DISPLAY_NAME "AppVeyor CI Build for OpenSSL")
 set(PROJECT_MODULE_DIR $cmake_modules_dir)
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ add_dependencies(`${PROJECT_NAME} `${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_NAME})
     Push-Location -Path "$($dependencies_build_location_prefix)/zlib"
 
     $cmakelists_contents = @"
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(zlib)
 set(PROJECT_DISPLAY_NAME "AppVeyor CI Build for zlib")
 set(PROJECT_MODULE_DIR $cmake_modules_dir)
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ add_dependencies(`${PROJECT_NAME} `${ZLIB_LIBRARY_NAME})
     Push-Location -Path "$($dependencies_build_location_prefix)/libssh2"
 
     $cmakelists_contents = @"
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(libssh2)
 set(PROJECT_DISPLAY_NAME "AppVeyor CI Build for libssh2")
 set(PROJECT_MODULE_DIR $cmake_modules_dir)

diff --git a/cmake/ClangFormat.cmake b/cmake/ClangFormat.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Format and verify formatting using clang-format
 #
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 

diff --git a/cmake/ExternalProject-OpenSSL.cmake b/cmake/ExternalProject-OpenSSL.cmake
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10 FATAL_ERROR)
 include(ExternalProject)
 include(Windows-Environment)
 if(NOT MSVC_ENVIRONMENT_SCRIPT)

diff --git a/cmake/ExternalProject-libssh2.cmake b/cmake/ExternalProject-libssh2.cmake
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10 FATAL_ERROR)
 include(ExternalProject)
 include(Windows-Environment)
 

diff --git a/cmake/ExternalProject-libuv.cmake b/cmake/ExternalProject-libuv.cmake
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10 FATAL_ERROR)
 include(ExternalProject)
 include(Windows-Environment)
 

diff --git a/cmake/ExternalProject-zlib.cmake b/cmake/ExternalProject-zlib.cmake
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10 FATAL_ERROR)
 include(ExternalProject)
 include(Windows-Environment)
 

diff --git a/examples/async/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/async/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME async)

diff --git a/examples/auth/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/auth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME auth)

diff --git a/examples/basic/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/basic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME basic)

diff --git a/examples/batch/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/batch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME batch)

diff --git a/examples/bind_by_name/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/bind_by_name/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME bind_by_name)

diff --git a/examples/callbacks/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/callbacks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME callbacks)

diff --git a/examples/cloud/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cloud/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME cloud)

diff --git a/examples/collections/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/collections/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME collections)

diff --git a/examples/concurrent_executions/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/concurrent_executions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME concurrent_executions)

diff --git a/examples/date_time/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/date_time/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME date_time)

diff --git a/examples/dse/date_range/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/dse/date_range/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME date_range)

diff --git a/examples/dse/geotypes/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/dse/geotypes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME geotypes)

diff --git a/examples/dse/gssapi/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/dse/gssapi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 

diff --git a/examples/dse/plaintext/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/dse/plaintext/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 

diff --git a/examples/dse/proxy_execution/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/dse/proxy_execution/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME proxy_execution)

diff --git a/examples/duration/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/duration/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME duration)

diff --git a/examples/execution_profiles/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/execution_profiles/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME execution_profiles)

diff --git a/examples/host_listener/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/host_listener/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME host_listener)

diff --git a/examples/logging/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/logging/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME logging)

diff --git a/examples/maps/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/maps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME maps)

diff --git a/examples/named_parameters/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/named_parameters/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME named_parameters)

diff --git a/examples/paging/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/paging/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME paging)

diff --git a/examples/perf/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/perf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME perf)

diff --git a/examples/prepared/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/prepared/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME prepared)

diff --git a/examples/schema_meta/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/schema_meta/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME schema_meta)

diff --git a/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME simple)

diff --git a/examples/ssl/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/ssl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME ssl)

diff --git a/examples/tracing/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/tracing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME tracing)

diff --git a/examples/tuple/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/tuple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME tuple)

diff --git a/examples/udt/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/udt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME udt)

diff --git a/examples/uuids/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/uuids/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME uuids)

diff --git a/src/third_party/sparsehash/CMakeLists.txt b/src/third_party/sparsehash/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
 include(CheckFunctionExists)

diff --git a/topics/building/README.md b/topics/building/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ __NOTE__: The build procedures only need to be performed for driver development
 
 The C/C++ driver depends on the following software:
 
-* [CMake] v2.8.12+
+* [CMake] v3.10+
 * [libuv] 1.x
 * Kerberos v5 ([Heimdal] or [MIT]) \*
 * [OpenSSL] v1.0.x, v1.1.x or v3.x \*\*
@@ -342,4 +342,4 @@ cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DCASS_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=On ..
 [MIT]: https://web.mit.edu/kerberos
 [OpenSSL]: https://www.openssl.org
 [zlib]: https://www.zlib.net
-[migration guide]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man7/migration_guide.html
+[migration guide]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man7/migration_guide.html