diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ac1aff40e..ff7e7ca8e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-# CUDA_STANDARD 17 is supported from CMAKE 3.18
-# : https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.18/prop_tgt/CUDA_STANDARD.html
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26.4)
 
 ################################################################################
 # Prerequisite statements
diff --git a/cpp/plugins/cucim.kit.cumed/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/plugins/cucim.kit.cumed/CMakeLists.txt
index dc775742d..b1743e70a 100644
--- a/cpp/plugins/cucim.kit.cumed/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/plugins/cucim.kit.cumed/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# CUDA_STANDARD 17 is supported from CMAKE 3.18
-# : https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.18/prop_tgt/CUDA_STANDARD.html
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26.4)
 
 ################################################################################
 # Prerequisite statements
diff --git a/cpp/plugins/cucim.kit.cuslide/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/plugins/cucim.kit.cuslide/CMakeLists.txt
index 047b5ee61..c52c564d8 100644
--- a/cpp/plugins/cucim.kit.cuslide/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/plugins/cucim.kit.cuslide/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# CUDA_STANDARD 17 is supported from CMAKE 3.18
-# : https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.18/prop_tgt/CUDA_STANDARD.html
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26.4)
 
 ################################################################################
 # Prerequisite statements
diff --git a/examples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt.examples.release.in b/examples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt.examples.release.in
index ddb8570de..bae629eb7 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt.examples.release.in
+++ b/examples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt.examples.release.in
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-# CUDA_STANDARD 17 is supported from CMAKE 3.18
-# : https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.18/prop_tgt/CUDA_STANDARD.html
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26.4)
 
 project(cucim-cpp-examples VERSION @VERSION@ DESCRIPTION "cuCIM CPP examples" LANGUAGES CUDA CXX)
 
diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index adbbde7e9..70334a980 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-# CUDA_STANDARD 17 is supported from CMAKE 3.18
-# : https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.18/prop_tgt/CUDA_STANDARD.html
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26.4)
 
 ################################################################################
 # Prerequisite statements