diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d459ac32..ce0347bf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7...3.16 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
 message(STATUS "Using CMake version ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
 
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+list(PREPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
 include(CheckFunctionExists)
 include(CheckSymbolExists)
diff --git a/cmake/FindLibgcrypt.cmake b/cmake/FindLibgcrypt.cmake
index 0a0c6f55..1235f59b 100644
--- a/cmake/FindLibgcrypt.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindLibgcrypt.cmake
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(LIBGCRYPT_FOUND)
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
-    link_directories(${_libgcrypt_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  endif()
-
   if(NOT TARGET libssh2::libgcrypt)
     add_library(libssh2::libgcrypt INTERFACE IMPORTED)
     set_target_properties(libssh2::libgcrypt PROPERTIES
diff --git a/cmake/FindMbedTLS.cmake b/cmake/FindMbedTLS.cmake
index 08a0f586..9d390ca5 100644
--- a/cmake/FindMbedTLS.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindMbedTLS.cmake
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(MBEDTLS_FOUND)
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
-    link_directories(${_mbedtls_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  endif()
-
   if(NOT TARGET libssh2::mbedcrypto)
     add_library(libssh2::mbedcrypto INTERFACE IMPORTED)
     set_target_properties(libssh2::mbedcrypto PROPERTIES
diff --git a/cmake/FindWolfSSL.cmake b/cmake/FindWolfSSL.cmake
index 2b4f5f16..d8424917 100644
--- a/cmake/FindWolfSSL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindWolfSSL.cmake
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ if(WOLFSSL_FOUND)
     mark_as_advanced(MATH_LIBRARY)
   endif()
 
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
-    link_directories(${_wolfssl_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  endif()
-
   if(NOT TARGET libssh2::wolfssl)
     add_library(libssh2::wolfssl INTERFACE IMPORTED)
     set_target_properties(libssh2::wolfssl PROPERTIES
diff --git a/cmake/libssh2-config.in.cmake b/cmake/libssh2-config.in.cmake
index 0facf0b5..ecc15a95 100644
--- a/cmake/libssh2-config.in.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libssh2-config.in.cmake
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ endif()
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 
 set(_libssh2_cmake_module_path_save ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+list(PREPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 
 set(_libssh2_libs "")
 if("@CRYPTO_BACKEND@" STREQUAL "OpenSSL")
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${_libssh2_cmake_module_path_save})
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@PROJECT_NAME@-targets.cmake")
 
-if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.11 AND CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.18)
-  set_target_properties(@PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_SELECTED@ PROPERTIES IMPORTED_GLOBAL TRUE)
-endif()
-
 # Alias for either shared or static library
 if(NOT TARGET @PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_NAME@)
   add_library(@PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_NAME@ ALIAS @PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_SELECTED@)
@@ -49,24 +45,3 @@ endif()
 if(NOT TARGET Libssh2::@LIB_NAME@)
   add_library(Libssh2::@LIB_NAME@ ALIAS @PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_SELECTED@)
 endif()
-
-if(TARGET @PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_STATIC@)
-  # CMake before CMP0099 (CMake 3.17 2020-03-20) did not propagate libdirs to
-  # targets. It expected libs to have an absolute filename. As a workaround,
-  # manually apply dependency libdirs, for CMake consumers without this policy.
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.17)
-    cmake_policy(GET CMP0099 _has_CMP0099)  # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/policy/CMP0099.html
-  endif()
-  if(NOT _has_CMP0099 AND CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13 AND _libssh2_libs)
-    set(_libssh2_libdirs "")
-    foreach(_libssh2_lib IN LISTS _libssh2_libs)
-      get_target_property(_libssh2_libdir "${_libssh2_lib}" INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES)
-      if(_libssh2_libdir)
-        list(APPEND _libssh2_libdirs "${_libssh2_libdir}")
-      endif()
-    endforeach()
-    if(_libssh2_libdirs)
-      target_link_directories(@PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_STATIC@ INTERFACE ${_libssh2_libdirs})
-    endif()
-  endif()
-endif()
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b8f597c..47585014 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,11 +68,7 @@ list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS ${LIBSSH2_LIBS_SOCKET})
 if(MSVC)
   set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-Zi>")
   set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-Od>")
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13)
-    set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY LINK_OPTIONS "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-DEBUG>")
-  else()
-    set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-DEBUG>")
-  endif()
+  set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY LINK_OPTIONS "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-DEBUG>")
 endif()
 
 ## Sources
@@ -126,27 +122,6 @@ if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS OR BUILD_STATIC_FOR_TESTS)
     PUBLIC
       "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>"
       "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>")
-
-  # CMake before CMP0099 (CMake 3.17 2020-03-20) did not propagate libdirs to
-  # targets. It expected libs to have an absolute filename. As a workaround,
-  # manually apply dependency libdirs, for CMake consumers without this policy.
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.17)
-    cmake_policy(GET CMP0099 _has_CMP0099)  # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/policy/CMP0099.html
-  endif()
-  if(NOT _has_CMP0099 AND CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13 AND LIBSSH2_LIBS)
-    set(_libdirs "")
-    foreach(_lib IN LISTS LIBSSH2_LIBS)
-      if(TARGET "${_lib}")
-        get_target_property(_libdir "${_lib}" INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES)
-        if(_libdir)
-          list(APPEND _libdirs "${_libdir}")
-        endif()
-      endif()
-    endforeach()
-    if(_libdirs)
-      target_link_directories(${LIB_STATIC} INTERFACE ${_libdirs})
-    endif()
-  endif()
 endif()
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   list(APPEND _libssh2_export ${LIB_SHARED})
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a6692275..709097f2 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -167,13 +167,8 @@ add_custom_target(coverage
   COMMAND gcovr --root "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" --exclude tests/* --html-details
     --output "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/coverage/index.html")
 
-if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.17)
-  add_custom_target(clean-coverage COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rm -rf --
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/coverage")
-else()
-  add_custom_target(clean-coverage COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/coverage")
-endif()
+add_custom_target(clean-coverage COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rm -rf --
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/coverage")
 
 libssh2_add_target_to_copy_dependencies(
   TARGET copy_test_dependencies
diff --git a/tests/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 3db65298..60ff4e16 100644
--- a/tests/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) Viktor Szakats
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7...3.16 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
 message(STATUS "Using CMake version ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
 
 project(test-consumer C)
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ if(TEST_INTEGRATION_MODE STREQUAL "find_package")
 elseif(TEST_INTEGRATION_MODE STREQUAL "add_subdirectory")
   add_subdirectory(libssh2)
 elseif(TEST_INTEGRATION_MODE STREQUAL "FetchContent")
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.14)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "This test requires CMake 3.14 or upper")
-  endif()
   include(FetchContent)
   option(FROM_GIT_REPO "Git URL" "https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2.git")
   option(FROM_GIT_TAG "Git tag" "master")
diff --git a/tests/cmake/test.sh b/tests/cmake/test.sh
index 329d4a18..d47fe3e9 100755
--- a/tests/cmake/test.sh
+++ b/tests/cmake/test.sh
@@ -14,19 +14,7 @@ mode="${1:-all}"; shift
 cmake_consumer="${TEST_CMAKE_CONSUMER:-cmake}"
 cmake_provider="${TEST_CMAKE_PROVIDER:-${cmake_consumer}}"
 
-# 'modern': supports -S/-B (3.13+), --install (3.15+)
-"${cmake_consumer}" --help | grep -q -- '--install' && cmake_consumer_modern=1
-"${cmake_provider}" --help | grep -q -- '--install' && cmake_provider_modern=1
-
-if [ -n "${TEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR:-}" ]; then
-  gen="${TEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR}"
-elif [ -n "${cmake_consumer_modern:-}" ] && \
-     [ -n "${cmake_provider_modern:-}" ] && \
-     command -v ninja >/dev/null; then
-  gen='Ninja'  # 3.17+
-else
-  gen='Unix Makefiles'
-fi
+gen="${TEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR:-Ninja}"
 
 cmake_opts='-DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DENABLE_ZLIB_COMPRESSION=ON'
 
@@ -47,23 +35,14 @@ if [ "${mode}" = 'all' ] || [ "${mode}" = 'ExternalProject' ]; then
   sha="$(openssl dgst -sha256 "${src}" | grep -a -i -o -E '[0-9a-f]{64}$')"
   bldc='bld-externalproject'
   rm -rf "${bldc}"
-  if [ -n "${cmake_consumer_modern:-}" ]; then  # 3.15+
-    "${cmake_consumer}" -B "${bldc}" -G "${gen}" ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} -DLIBSSH2_TEST_OPTS="${cmake_opts} -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON $*" \
-      -DTEST_INTEGRATION_MODE=ExternalProject \
-      -DFROM_ARCHIVE="${src}" -DFROM_HASH="${sha}"
-    "${cmake_consumer}" --build "${bldc}" --verbose
-  else
-    mkdir "${bldc}"; cd "${bldc}"
-    "${cmake_consumer}" .. -G "${gen}" ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} -DLIBSSH2_TEST_OPTS="${cmake_opts} $*" \
-      -DTEST_INTEGRATION_MODE=ExternalProject \
-      -DFROM_ARCHIVE="${src}" -DFROM_HASH="${sha}"
-    VERBOSE=1 "${cmake_consumer}" --build .
-    cd ..
-  fi
+  "${cmake_consumer}" -B "${bldc}" -G "${gen}" ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} -DLIBSSH2_TEST_OPTS="${cmake_opts} -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON $*" \
+    -DTEST_INTEGRATION_MODE=ExternalProject \
+    -DFROM_ARCHIVE="${src}" -DFROM_HASH="${sha}"
+  "${cmake_consumer}" --build "${bldc}" --verbose
   runresults "${bldc}"
 fi
 
-if [ "${mode}" = 'all' ] || [ "${mode}" = 'FetchContent' ]; then  # 3.14+
+if [ "${mode}" = 'all' ] || [ "${mode}" = 'FetchContent' ]; then
   src="${PWD}/${src}"
   bldc='bld-fetchcontent'
   rm -rf "${bldc}"
@@ -83,19 +62,9 @@ if [ "${mode}" = 'all' ] || [ "${mode}" = 'add_subdirectory' ]; then
   fi
   bldc='bld-add_subdirectory'
   rm -rf "${bldc}"
-  if [ -n "${cmake_consumer_modern:-}" ]; then  # 3.15+
-    "${cmake_consumer}" -B "${bldc}" -G "${gen}" ${cmake_opts} -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} "$@" \
-      -DTEST_INTEGRATION_MODE=add_subdirectory
-    "${cmake_consumer}" --build "${bldc}" --verbose
-  else
-    mkdir "${bldc}"; cd "${bldc}"
-    # Disable `pkg-config` for CMake <= 3.12. These versions cannot propagate
-    # library directories to the consumer project.
-    "${cmake_consumer}" .. -G "${gen}" ${cmake_opts} -DLIBSSH2_USE_PKGCONFIG=OFF ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} "$@" \
-      -DTEST_INTEGRATION_MODE=add_subdirectory
-    VERBOSE=1 "${cmake_consumer}" --build .
-    cd ..
-  fi
+  "${cmake_consumer}" -B "${bldc}" -G "${gen}" ${cmake_opts} -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} "$@" \
+    -DTEST_INTEGRATION_MODE=add_subdirectory
+  "${cmake_consumer}" --build "${bldc}" --verbose
   PATH="${bldc}/libssh2/src:${PATH}"
   runresults "${bldc}"
 fi
@@ -105,34 +74,16 @@ if [ "${mode}" = 'all' ] || [ "${mode}" = 'find_package' ]; then
   bldp='bld-libssh2'
   prefix="${PWD}/${bldp}/_pkg"
   rm -rf "${bldp}"
-  if [ -n "${cmake_provider_modern:-}" ]; then  # 3.15+
-    "${cmake_provider}" -B "${bldp}" -S "${src}" -G "${gen}" ${cmake_opts} -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} "$@" \
-      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${prefix}"
-    "${cmake_provider}" --build "${bldp}" --verbose
-    "${cmake_provider}" --install "${bldp}"
-  else
-    mkdir "${bldp}"; cd "${bldp}"
-    "${cmake_provider}" "${src}" -G "${gen}" ${cmake_opts} ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} "$@" \
-      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${prefix}"
-    VERBOSE=1 "${cmake_provider}" --build .
-    make install
-    cd ..
-  fi
+  "${cmake_provider}" -B "${bldp}" -S "${src}" -G "${gen}" ${cmake_opts} -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} "$@" \
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${prefix}"
+  "${cmake_provider}" --build "${bldp}" --verbose
+  "${cmake_provider}" --install "${bldp}"
   bldc='bld-find_package'
   rm -rf "${bldc}"
-  if [ -n "${cmake_consumer_modern:-}" ]; then  # 3.15+
-    "${cmake_consumer}" -B "${bldc}" -G "${gen}" ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} \
-      -DTEST_INTEGRATION_MODE=find_package \
-      -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${prefix}/lib/cmake/libssh2"
-    "${cmake_consumer}" --build "${bldc}" --verbose
-  else
-    mkdir "${bldc}"; cd "${bldc}"
-    "${cmake_consumer}" .. -G "${gen}" ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} \
-      -DTEST_INTEGRATION_MODE=find_package \
-      -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${prefix}/lib/cmake/libssh2"
-    VERBOSE=1 "${cmake_consumer}" --build .
-    cd ..
-  fi
+  "${cmake_consumer}" -B "${bldc}" -G "${gen}" ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} \
+    -DTEST_INTEGRATION_MODE=find_package \
+    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${prefix}/lib/cmake/libssh2"
+  "${cmake_consumer}" --build "${bldc}" --verbose
   PATH="${prefix}/bin:${PATH}"
   runresults "${bldc}"
 fi
diff --git a/tests/ossfuzz/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/ossfuzz/CMakeLists.txt
index 83940802..4cf92f7f 100644
--- a/tests/ossfuzz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/ossfuzz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@ target_include_directories(ssh2_client_fuzzer PRIVATE
   "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
 if(LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE)
   if(LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE STREQUAL "-fsanitize=fuzzer")  # FIXME: compiler-specific
-    if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13)
-      set_property(TARGET ssh2_client_fuzzer APPEND PROPERTY LINK_OPTIONS "${LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE}")
-    else()
-      set_property(TARGET ssh2_client_fuzzer APPEND PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "${LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE}")
-    endif()
+    set_property(TARGET ssh2_client_fuzzer APPEND PROPERTY LINK_OPTIONS "${LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE}")
   else()
     target_link_libraries(ssh2_client_fuzzer ${LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE})
   endif()