diff --git a/zziplib-0.13.78-port-to-newer-cmake.patch b/zziplib-0.13.78-port-to-newer-cmake.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7f9bec505490c39441188cd41c97029bb5c7e7a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zziplib-0.13.78-port-to-newer-cmake.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index 9d355a3..c410521 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
++cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1...${CMAKE_VERSION})
+ project(zziplib VERSION "0.13.78" LANGUAGES C)
+ 
+ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE) 
+diff --git a/SDL/CMakeLists.txt b/SDL/CMakeLists.txt
+index 0f603b3..8bc0634 100644
+--- a/SDL/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/SDL/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
++cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1...${CMAKE_VERSION})
+ project(zzipsdl VERSION "0.13.78" LANGUAGES C)
+ 
+ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE) 
+diff --git a/bins/CMakeLists.txt b/bins/CMakeLists.txt
+index e1db361..2d868c8 100644
+--- a/bins/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/bins/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
++cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1...${CMAKE_VERSION})
+ project(zzipbins VERSION "0.13.78" LANGUAGES C)
+ 
+ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeScripts")
+diff --git a/docs/CMakeLists.txt b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
+index b3fc58f..ca1272f 100644
+--- a/docs/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
++cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.12)
+ project(zzipbins VERSION "0.13.78" LANGUAGES C)
+ 
+ include ( GNUInstallDirs )
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ endif()
+ # Zlib library needed
+ find_package ( ZLIB REQUIRED )
+ # pkg_search_module ( ZZIP zzip )
+-find_package(PythonInterp 3.5 REQUIRED)
++find_package(Python 3.5 REQUIRED)
+ find_package(UnixCommands REQUIRED) # bash cp mv rm gzip tar
+ find_program(XMLTO xmlto)
+ 
+@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ set(README ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README)
+ set(topdir ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+ set(srcdir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+ set(outdir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+-set(PY ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
++set(PY ${Python_EXECUTABLE})
+ 
+ set(mandir ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_MANDIR})
+ set(docdir ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DOCDIR})
+diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
+index 180a129..13eecd5 100644
+--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
++cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.12)
+ project(zziptest VERSION "0.13.78" LANGUAGES C)
+ 
+ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE) 
+@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ endif()
+ # Zlib library needed
+ find_package ( ZLIB REQUIRED )
+ # pkg_search_module ( ZZIP zzip )
+-find_package ( PythonInterp 3.5 REQUIRED )
++find_package ( Python 3.5 REQUIRED )
+ find_package ( UnixCommands REQUIRED ) # bash cp mv rm gzip tar
+ find_program ( MKZIP zip)
+ find_program ( UNZIP unzip)
+ 
+ set(EXEEXT ${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX})
+ set(README ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README)
+-set(PY ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
++set(PY ${Python_EXECUTABLE})
+ set(outdir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+ set(srcdir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+ set(topdir ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+diff --git a/zzip/CMakeLists.txt b/zzip/CMakeLists.txt
+index 28f03aa..773f4a8 100644
+--- a/zzip/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/zzip/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
++cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1...${CMAKE_VERSION})
+ project(zzip VERSION "0.13.78" LANGUAGES C)
+ 
+ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeScripts")
+diff --git a/zzipwrap/CMakeLists.txt b/zzipwrap/CMakeLists.txt
+index bfec754..0edc68b 100644
+--- a/zzipwrap/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/zzipwrap/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
++cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1...${CMAKE_VERSION})
+ project(zzipwrap VERSION "0.13.78" LANGUAGES C)
+ 
+ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeScripts")
diff --git a/zziplib.spec b/zziplib.spec
index 312425c69a04720ef9b46af69f65f7ae9bd797dd..b4d8cda1c8ed934e9da8c42214368a2341f9d43b 100644
--- a/zziplib.spec
+++ b/zziplib.spec
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 Name:            zziplib
 Version:         0.13.78
-Release:         2
+Release:         3
 Summary:         Lightweight library for zip compression
 License:         LGPL-2.0-or-later OR MPL-1.1
 URL:             https://zziplib.sourceforge.net
 Source0:         https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/archive/refs/tags/v%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:          zziplib-0.13.78-fix-pkgconfig-pkgname.patch
-
+Patch1:          zziplib-0.13.78-port-to-newer-cmake.patch
 BuildRequires:   gcc make
-BuildRequires:   cmake >= 3.1
+BuildRequires:   cmake >= 3.12
 BuildRequires:   zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:   pkgconfig(sdl2)
 
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ library.
 %{_mandir}/man3/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 04 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 0.13.78-3
+- build with cmake 4.0
+
 * Thu Nov 28 2024 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 0.13.78-2
 - build with sdl2 now