diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yaml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yaml
index f4dbb00..656d19b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cmake \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{github.workspace}}/build/install \
+            -DPython_FIND_STRATEGY=LOCATION \
             -B ${{github.workspace}}/build
 
       - name: CMake build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e4d35c..3c0a9cb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 project(log)
 
 enable_testing()
diff --git a/python/lsst/log/CMakeLists.txt b/python/lsst/log/CMakeLists.txt
index 66516a3..e5da308 100644
--- a/python/lsst/log/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/lsst/log/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+find_package(Python COMPONENTS Development Interpreter)
 add_subdirectory(log)
 
 install(
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index c34918d..e33ee97 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS
+find_package(Boost REQUIRED NO_MODULE COMPONENTS
     unit_test_framework REQUIRED
 )