diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 097b292..857911e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18...4.2)
 
 project(photon-light VERSION 1.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
diff --git a/ui/impl.cmake b/ui/impl.cmake
index 6abf56e..b28233d 100644
--- a/ui/impl.cmake
+++ b/ui/impl.cmake
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
+# build the Rust side as a static library
 set(impl_basename "${CARGO_TARGET_DIR}/release/libphoton_light_impl")
 
+set(cargo_cmake_args)
+
+if("${CMAKE_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.27")
+	list(APPEND cargo_cmake_args DEPENDS_EXPLICIT_ONLY)
+endif()
+
+if("${CMAKE_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.28")
+	list(APPEND cargo_cmake_args JOB_SERVER_AWARE TRUE)
+endif()
+
 add_custom_command(
 	OUTPUT ${impl_basename}.a
 	COMMAND env CARGO_TARGET_DIR=${CARGO_TARGET_DIR} ${CARGO} build --release --package photon-light-impl
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 	DEPFILE ${impl_basename}.d
 	USES_TERMINAL
-	JOB_SERVER_AWARE
-	DEPENDS_EXPLICIT_ONLY
+	VERBATIM
+	${cargo_cmake_args}
 )
 
 # HACK ensure CMake *actually adds* the command above