diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f4a0cc80..42de3820 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # minimum required CMake version
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18.0)
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0148 OLD)
+# if cmake version is greater than 3.26, set the policy to OLD
+if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER "3.26")
+    cmake_policy(SET CMP0148 OLD)
+endif()
 
 # if on a Mac, use any GNU compiler from Homebrew
 if(APPLE)