diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a92e0e6d9..83ba66b24 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "ZoneMinder requires mysqlclient but it was not found on your system")
 endif()
 
-find_package(FFMPEG REQUIRED
+find_package(FFMPEG 55.34.100 REQUIRED
   COMPONENTS
     avcodec
     avformat