diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b15512deb..8f464ba5d5 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ rapids_find_package(
 
 if(KvikIO_REMOTE_SUPPORT)
   rapids_find_package(
-    CURL REQUIRED
+    CURL 7.87.0 REQUIRED
     BUILD_EXPORT_SET kvikio-exports
     INSTALL_EXPORT_SET kvikio-exports
   )