diff --git a/cmake/ug_cmake_versions.cmake b/cmake/ug_cmake_versions.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9ca65157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/ug_cmake_versions.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12...3.27.1)
diff --git a/ugbase/bindings/lua/CMakeLists.txt b/ugbase/bindings/lua/CMakeLists.txt
index db29e25ae..a331d5ab9 100644
--- a/ugbase/bindings/lua/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ugbase/bindings/lua/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12...3.27.1)
+include("../../../cmake/ug_cmake_versions.cmake")
 
 ####
 # uginterface Library
diff --git a/ugbase/lib_algebra/CMakeLists.txt b/ugbase/lib_algebra/CMakeLists.txt
index 8dec94058..658d7f815 100644
--- a/ugbase/lib_algebra/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ugbase/lib_algebra/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.12...3.27.1)
+include("../../cmake/ug_cmake_versions.cmake")
 
 project (P_LIB_ALGEBRA)
 
diff --git a/ugbase/lib_disc/CMakeLists.txt b/ugbase/lib_disc/CMakeLists.txt
index 656bacecd..f5a4b98f1 100644
--- a/ugbase/lib_disc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ugbase/lib_disc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12...3.27.1)
+include("../../cmake/ug_cmake_versions.cmake")
 
 project(P_LIB_DISCRETIZATION)