diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 559e957..0068a08 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ include(cmake/build_flags.cmake)
 k4edm4hep2lcioconv_set_compiler_flags()
 
 find_package(LCIO 2.20.1 REQUIRED)
-find_package(podio REQUIRED)
+find_package(podio 1.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(EDM4HEP 0.99 REQUIRED)
 find_package(ROOT REQUIRED COMPONENTS MathCore)