diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6cb3fdbda6e..503f447c1b8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22.1 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10.2 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 #============================================================================
 # Initialize the project
diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 2847cc8ba62..3069e98752a 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,18 @@ endif()
 
 
 if(USE_SYSTEM_PATHS_FOR_PYTHON_INSTALLATION)
-  find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+  if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.12.0")
+    execute_process(
+      COMMAND "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" -c "if True:
+  from distutils import sysconfig as sc
+  print(sc.get_python_lib(plat_specific=True))"
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE Python3_SITEARCH
+      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+  else()
+    # Get install variable from Python3 module
+    # Python3_SITEARCH is available from 3.12 on, workaround if needed:
+    find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+  endif()
 
   if(USE_DIST_PACKAGES_FOR_PYTHON)
     string(REPLACE "site-packages" "dist-packages" GZ_PYTHON_INSTALL_PATH ${Python3_SITEARCH})