diff --git a/source/adios2/CMakeLists.txt b/source/adios2/CMakeLists.txt
index 463ae0c7e0fd92946ee2152ee52a983012c5742f..cdaa1eaacef41b863687a1bde37a8821c4299ad2 100644
--- a/source/adios2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/adios2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ endif()
 
 if(ADIOS_USE_ADIOS1)
   if(ADIOS_USE_MPI)
-    find_package(ADIOS1 REQUIRED)
+    find_package(ADIOS1 1.12.0 REQUIRED)
   else()
-    find_package(ADIOS1 COMPONENTS sequential REQUIRED)
+    find_package(ADIOS1 1.12.0 COMPONENTS sequential REQUIRED)
   endif()
 
   target_sources(adios2 PRIVATE