diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e80779bbb..09567b23b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(DD4HEP_USE_EDM4HEP)
   find_package(EDM4HEP REQUIRED)
-  find_package(podio 0.16.3 REQUIRED)
+  find_package(podio REQUIRED)
 #  DD4HEP_SETUP_EDM4HEP_TARGETS()
 endif()