diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu18.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu18.yml
index 2636550..4f06fa5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu18.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu18.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ jobs:
           - {cxx:                           , arch: -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-m32"} # default=gcc7
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Setup cmake
-        uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.0
-        with:
-          cmake-version: '3.12.x'
       - name: Install older compilers
         run: |
           sudo -E dpkg --add-architecture i386
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu20.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu20.yml
index 883aab4..11ac3a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu20.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu20.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ jobs:
           - {cxx:                           , arch: -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-m32"} # default=gcc9
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Setup cmake
-        uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.0
-        with:
-          cmake-version: '3.12.x'
       - name: install older compilers
         run: |
           sudo -E dpkg --add-architecture i386
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 70c4b19..4be7a45 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11 REQUIRED)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 project(fast_float VERSION 0.1.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)