diff --git a/cmake.sh b/cmake.sh
index 17adf6c5e7..01d62c3727 100644
--- a/cmake.sh
+++ b/cmake.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ prefer_system_check: |
   verle() { [[  "$1" = "$(echo -e "$1\n$2" | sort -V -r | head -n1)" ]]; }
   current_version=$(cmake --version | sed -e 's/.* //' | cut -d. -f1,2,3)
   echo alibuild_system_replace: cmake"$current_version"
-  type cmake && verge 3.28.1 $current_version && verle 3.99.99 $current_version
+  type cmake && verge 4.0.0 $current_version && verle 4.99.99 $current_version
 prefer_system_replacement_specs:
   "cmake.*":
     env: