diff --git a/build_release_macos.sh b/build_release_macos.sh
index db03cb4ecd..728cb8e757 100755
--- a/build_release_macos.sh
+++ b/build_release_macos.sh
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ fi
 
 CMAKE_VERSION=$(cmake --version | head -1 | sed 's/[^0-9]*\([0-9]*\).*/\1/')
 if [ "$CMAKE_VERSION" -ge 4 ] 2>/dev/null; then
-  export CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
-  export CMAKE_POLICY_COMPAT="-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5"
+  export CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.10
+  export CMAKE_POLICY_COMPAT="-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.10"
   echo "Detected CMake 4.x, adding compatibility flag (env + cmake arg)"
 else
   export CMAKE_POLICY_COMPAT=""
diff --git a/deps/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
index aa64ad4dc9..eda0c67e94 100644
--- a/deps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "4.0")
-    set(CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM 3.5 CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+    set(CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM 3.10 CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 endif()
 
 #
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ endif()
 # therefore, unfortunately, the installation cannot be copied/moved elsewhere without re-installing wxWidgets.
 #
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 if (APPLE)
     # if CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET is not set, set it to 12.0 (the lowest Xcode 27 accepts)
     if (NOT CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ if (NOT IS_CROSS_COMPILE OR NOT APPLE)
         ${_source_dir_arg}
         ${_gen}
         CMAKE_ARGS
-            -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
+            -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.10
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:STRING=${DESTDIR}
             -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH:STRING=${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake/modules
             -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:STRING=${DESTDIR}
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ else()
         ${_source_dir_arg}
         ${_gen}
         CMAKE_ARGS
-            -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
+            -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.10
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:STRING=${DESTDIR}
             -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:STRING=${DESTDIR}
             -DCMAKE_IGNORE_PREFIX_PATH:STRING=${CMAKE_IGNORE_PREFIX_PATH}
diff --git a/scripts/Dockerfile.deps-assimp b/scripts/Dockerfile.deps-assimp
index 40566885c0..505eb3e4f5 100644
--- a/scripts/Dockerfile.deps-assimp
+++ b/scripts/Dockerfile.deps-assimp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     tar -xzf /tmp/assimp.tar.gz -C /tmp/assimp-src --strip-components=1; \
     DESTDIR=/OrcaSlicer/deps/build/destdir/usr/local; \
     cmake -S /tmp/assimp-src -B /tmp/assimp-build -G Ninja \
-        -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 \
+        -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.10 \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$DESTDIR" \
         -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$DESTDIR" \