diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a809abe..61bc0df 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 4.2)
 
 project(PROJECT-NAME VERSION 1.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
diff --git a/ui/impl.cmake b/ui/impl.cmake
index e2f84e1..ff00ffc 100644
--- a/ui/impl.cmake
+++ b/ui/impl.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# build the Rust side as a static library
 set(impl_basename "${CARGO_TARGET_DIR}/release/libPROJECT_NAME_impl")
 
 add_custom_command(
@@ -6,7 +7,8 @@ add_custom_command(
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 	DEPFILE ${impl_basename}.d
 	USES_TERMINAL
-	JOB_SERVER_AWARE
+	JOB_SERVER_AWARE TRUE
+	VERBATIM
 	DEPENDS_EXPLICIT_ONLY
 )