diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fdf3fb31..62f9ffe4b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH 99 )
 
 SET( ${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION  "${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_MINOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION_PATCH}" )
 
-find_package(podio REQUIRED HINTS $ENV{PODIO})
+find_package(podio 1.0 REQUIRED HINTS $ENV{PODIO})
 find_package(ROOT REQUIRED COMPONENTS RIO Tree Physics)
 
 #--- Define basic build settings -----------------------------------------------
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5bf720c8..4cbcb84ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ This project is in a beta stage -- feedback and use of it in production is encou
 
 Required:
 
-* [PODIO](https://github.com/AIDASoft/podio) >= v00-15
+* [PODIO](https://github.com/AIDASoft/podio) >= v01-00
 * [ROOT](https://github.com/root-project/root) >= v6.22/06
 
 Optional: