diff --git a/socket.io-client-cpp.changes b/socket.io-client-cpp.changes
index 2a52508..4f9a234 100644
--- a/socket.io-client-cpp.changes
+++ b/socket.io-client-cpp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Mar 22 14:58:02 UTC 2025 - Shawn Dunn <sfalken@opensuse.org>
+
+- Add -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 to fix FTBFS with cmake4
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 11 15:11:27 UTC 2025 - Andreas Stieger <andreas.stieger@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/socket.io-client-cpp.spec b/socket.io-client-cpp.spec
index 4320001..6ce1abe 100644
--- a/socket.io-client-cpp.spec
+++ b/socket.io-client-cpp.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client-cpp
 Source:         https://github.com/socketio/%{name}/archive/refs/tags/%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  c++_compiler
-BuildRequires:  cmake
+BuildRequires:  cmake >= 3.5
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  cmake(RapidJSON)
 BuildRequires:  cmake(websocketpp)
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ chmod -x README.md LICENSE
 %build
 %cmake \
 	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release" \
+  -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 \
 	%{nil}
 %cmake_build