diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 351a258..325d3e4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # Author: Ben Farnham <ben.farnham@cern.ch>
 # Author: Luis Miguens Fernandez <luis.miguens@cern.ch>
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.30)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26)
 project(LogIt CXX)
 
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
diff --git a/cmake/LogItBackendBoostlog.cmake b/cmake/LogItBackendBoostlog.cmake
index e640088..b229ecc 100644
--- a/cmake/LogItBackendBoostlog.cmake
+++ b/cmake/LogItBackendBoostlog.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ if(DEFINED ENV{BOOST_HOME})
     message(STATUS "BOOST_HOME environment variable is set to: $ENV{BOOST_HOME}")
     message(STATUS "this will set BOOST to that folder in static mode")
     set(Boost_DIR $ENV{BOOST_HOME})
-    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME ON)
     set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
 endif()