diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index da0f4f95..ea1241f3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ target_include_directories(remill_settings INTERFACE
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${LLVM_INCLUDE_DIR}>
 )
 
-if(WIN32)
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows" AND MSVC)
   # warnings and compiler settings
   target_compile_options(remill_settings INTERFACE
     "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:/MDd>$<$<CONFIG:Release>:/MD>"
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ if(WIN32)
 
 else()
   # warnings and compiler settings
+  if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+    target_compile_options(remill_settings INTERFACE -fPIC)
+  endif()
   target_compile_options(remill_settings INTERFACE
     -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-c++98-compat
     -Wno-unreachable-code-return -Wno-nested-anon-types
diff --git a/bin/lift/CMakeLists.txt b/bin/lift/CMakeLists.txt
index b9f4e564..85b7e0f6 100644
--- a/bin/lift/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bin/lift/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 project(remill-lift)
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
 
 #
 # target settings
diff --git a/cmake/utils.cmake b/cmake/utils.cmake
index 588766c9..f2665087 100644
--- a/cmake/utils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/utils.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
 
 function(GetTargetTree output_variable)
   if(${ARGC} LESS 1)
diff --git a/lib/Arch/AArch32/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Arch/AArch32/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 884cf2f0..0f493116 100644
--- a/lib/Arch/AArch32/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/Arch/AArch32/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
 project(arm_runtime)
 
 set(ARMRUNTIME_SOURCEFILES
diff --git a/lib/Arch/AArch64/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Arch/AArch64/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 75460716..a4185da9 100644
--- a/lib/Arch/AArch64/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/Arch/AArch64/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
 project(AARCH64_runtime)
 
 set(AARCH64RUNTIME_SOURCEFILES
diff --git a/lib/Arch/PPC/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Arch/PPC/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index b9bb1842..e2ad70db 100644
--- a/lib/Arch/PPC/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/Arch/PPC/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
 project(ppc_runtime)
 
 set(PPCRUNTIME_SOURCEFILES
diff --git a/lib/Arch/SPARC32/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Arch/SPARC32/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 13bc2bc1..bc32bd43 100644
--- a/lib/Arch/SPARC32/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/Arch/SPARC32/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
 project(sparc32_runtime)
 
 set(SPARC32RUNTIME_SOURCEFILES
diff --git a/lib/Arch/SPARC64/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Arch/SPARC64/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index a7a2253d..b0937155 100644
--- a/lib/Arch/SPARC64/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/Arch/SPARC64/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
 project(sparc64_runtime)
 
 set(SPARC64RUNTIME_SOURCEFILES
diff --git a/lib/Arch/X86/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Arch/X86/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 170e2e90..ad91af8a 100644
--- a/lib/Arch/X86/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/Arch/X86/Runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
 project(x86_runtime)
 
 set(X86RUNTIME_SOURCEFILES