diff --git a/CMake/curl-config.cmake.in b/CMake/curl-config.cmake.in
index 7ae026d8f8..7f346c832c 100644
--- a/CMake/curl-config.cmake.in
+++ b/CMake/curl-config.cmake.in
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 option(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG "Enable pkg-config to detect @PROJECT_NAME@ dependencies. Default: @CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG@"
   "@CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG@")
 
+if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS @CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION@)
+  message(STATUS "@PROJECT_NAME@: @PROJECT_NAME@-specific Find modules require "
+    "CMake @CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION@ or upper, found: ${CMAKE_VERSION}.")
+endif()
+
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 
 if("@USE_OPENSSL@")
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5bcf0b6a63..b45e7859e0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2309,6 +2309,7 @@ if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
     ${_generated_version_config}")
 
   # Consumed custom variables:
+  #   CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION
   #   CURLVERSION
   #   LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE_LIST
   #   LIB_NAME