diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index db4a4f8..0754c0c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,58 +1,69 @@
 # Top level CMakeLists.txt for EvtGen
 
 # Enforce an out-of-source build.
 # Should be the first action in the top level CMakeLists.txt
 if(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
     message(STATUS "EvtGen requires an out-of-source build.")
     message(STATUS "Please remove the following files from ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}:")
     message(STATUS "    CMakeCache.txt")
     message(STATUS "    CMakeFiles")
     message(STATUS "Once these files are removed, create a separate directory")
     message(STATUS "and run CMake from there, pointing it to:")
     message(STATUS "    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
     message(FATAL_ERROR "in-source build detected")
 endif()
 
 # Also require a minimum version of CMake
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8.0)
 
 # Project setup
-project(EvtGen
-	VERSION 2.0.0
-	DESCRIPTION "Monte Carlo generator of particle decays, in particular the weak decays of heavy flavour particles such as B mesons."
-	HOMEPAGE_URL "https://evtgen.hepforge.org"
-	)
+if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.9.0)
+    project(EvtGen
+        VERSION 2.0.0
+        )
+elseif(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.12.0)
+    project(EvtGen
+        VERSION 2.0.0
+        DESCRIPTION "Monte Carlo generator of particle decays, in particular the weak decays of heavy flavour particles such as B mesons."
+        )
+else()
+    project(EvtGen
+        VERSION 2.0.0
+        DESCRIPTION "Monte Carlo generator of particle decays, in particular the weak decays of heavy flavour particles such as B mesons."
+        HOMEPAGE_URL "https://evtgen.hepforge.org"
+        )
+endif()
 
 # Prepend this project's custom module path(s) to CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
 # Include needed modules to perform any custom setup
 # Install paths
 include(InstallPaths)
 # Compilation/linking flags and related settings
 include(CompilerFlags)
 # EvtGen external dependencies
 option(EVTGEN_PYTHIA "Enable/disable linking with Pythia8" OFF)
 option(EVTGEN_PHOTOS "Enable/disable linking with Photos++" OFF)
 option(EVTGEN_TAUOLA "Enable/disable linking with Tauola++" OFF)
 include(ExternalDependencies)
 
 # Now build the library
 add_subdirectory(src)
 
 # Copy the particle property and decay tables
 configure_file(DECAY.DEC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/DECAY.DEC COPYONLY)
 configure_file(DECAY.XML ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/DECAY.XML COPYONLY)
 configure_file(evt.pdl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/evt.pdl COPYONLY)
 
 # Build the executables in the validation directory
 add_subdirectory(validation)
 
 # Install the include directories
 install(DIRECTORY EvtGen DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 install(DIRECTORY EvtGenBase DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 install(DIRECTORY EvtGenExternal DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 install(DIRECTORY EvtGenModels DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 
 # Install the particle properties and decay tables
 install(FILES DECAY.DEC DECAY.XML evt.pdl DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})