diff --git a/cmake/Modules/LauraExternalDependencies.cmake b/cmake/Modules/LauraExternalDependencies.cmake
index 0055d7f..3b168c8 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/LauraExternalDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/LauraExternalDependencies.cmake
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
-# Laura++ needs ROOT, we don't yet specify a version...
+# Laura++ needs ROOT, we just require that it is a version that exports CMake targets properly
 # We may depend on other things in the future, e.g. JSON or YAML for easier configuration of particle properties etc.
 
 if(DEFINED ENV{ROOTSYS})
     list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH $ENV{ROOTSYS})
 endif()
 
 if(LAURA_BUILD_ROOFIT_SLAVE)
-	find_package(ROOT REQUIRED COMPONENTS EG RooFitCore RooFit)
+	find_package(ROOT 6.14 REQUIRED COMPONENTS EG RooFitCore RooFit)
 else()
-	find_package(ROOT REQUIRED COMPONENTS EG)
+	find_package(ROOT 6.14 REQUIRED COMPONENTS EG)
 endif()
 
 #message(STATUS "ROOT include directories: ${ROOT_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 #message(STATUS "ROOT libraries: ${ROOT_LIBRARIES}")
 #message(STATUS "ROOT definitions: ${ROOT_DEFINITIONS}")
 #message(STATUS "ROOT CXX flags: ${ROOT_CXX_FLAGS}")
 #message(STATUS "ROOT CC flags: ${ROOT_CC_FLAGS}")
 #message(STATUS "ROOT use file: ${ROOT_USE_FILE}")
 # Don't want to do this because it uses old-style CMake
 #include(${ROOT_USE_FILE})
 
 include(${ROOT_DIR}/modules/RootNewMacros.cmake)