diff --git a/Installation/demo/CMakeLists.txt b/Installation/demo/CMakeLists.txt
index 011b436cc53..9bf4e2e9e0e 100644
--- a/Installation/demo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Installation/demo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-project(CGAL_Demos)
-
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12...3.31)
+project(CGAL_Demos)
 
 file(GLOB pkgs RELATIVE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} "*")
 list(SORT pkgs)
diff --git a/Installation/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/Installation/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 9fc6ac0858b..f96a030628d 100644
--- a/Installation/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Installation/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-project(CGAL_Examples)
-
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12...3.31)
+project(CGAL_Examples)
 
 file(GLOB pkgs RELATIVE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} "*")
 list(SORT pkgs)
diff --git a/Installation/test/CMakeLists.txt b/Installation/test/CMakeLists.txt
index e8e81f0c032..183796527e1 100644
--- a/Installation/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Installation/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-project(CGAL_Tests)
-
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12...3.31)
+project(CGAL_Tests)
 
 file(GLOB pkgs RELATIVE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} "*")
 list(SORT pkgs)