diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c87920d84..82821070d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+
 project(kdeconnect)
 
 set(KDECONNECT_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
@@ -5,15 +7,16 @@ set(KDECONNECT_VERSION_MINOR 2)
 set(KDECONNECT_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 set(KDECONNECT_VERSION "${KDECONNECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KDECONNECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${KDECONNECT_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.7.0")
+set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.42.0")
 
-find_package(ECM 0.0.9 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
+find_package(ECM ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
-find_package(Qt5 5.2 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Quick)
+find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Quick)
 
-find_package(KF5 5.42.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS I18n ConfigWidgets DBusAddons)
-find_package(KF5DocTools)
+find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS I18n ConfigWidgets DBusAddons IconThemes Notifications KIO KCMUtils)
+find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} COMPONENTS DocTools)
 find_package(Qca-qt5 2.1.0 REQUIRED)
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index be99034b9..5b52157cf 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-find_package(KF5 COMPONENTS Declarative)
+find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Declarative)
 
 qt5_add_resources(kcapp_SRCS resources.qrc)
 
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b4d213ab..31138b4b0 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ add_subdirectory(backends/loopback)
 
 option(BLUETOOTH_ENABLED "Bluetooth support for kdeconnect" OFF)
 if(BLUETOOTH_ENABLED)
-    find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Bluetooth)
+    find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Bluetooth)
     add_subdirectory(backends/bluetooth)
 endif()
 
-find_package(KF5Notifications 5.9 REQUIRED)
-
 set(kdeconnectcore_SRCS
     ${backends_kdeconnect_SRCS}
 
diff --git a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
index 649fe4a4d..5ef993825 100644
--- a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 project(kdeconnectd)
 
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications KIO)
-
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN="kdeconnect-kded")
 
 add_executable(kdeconnectd kdeconnectd.cpp)
diff --git a/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt b/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt
index a5fafd52a..d4af2952c 100644
--- a/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fileitemactionplugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS KIO)
-
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN="kdeconnect-fileitemaction")
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 
diff --git a/indicator/CMakeLists.txt b/indicator/CMakeLists.txt
index a78145b9c..ae1a4d348 100644
--- a/indicator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/indicator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-find_package(KF5Notifications REQUIRED)
-find_package(KF5KCMUtils REQUIRED)
-
 set(indicator_SRCS
     main.cpp
     deviceindicator.cpp
diff --git a/kcm/CMakeLists.txt b/kcm/CMakeLists.txt
index 20c3510ab..cc9c1ae4b 100644
--- a/kcm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN="kdeconnect-kcm")
 
-find_package(KF5KCMUtils 5.9 REQUIRED)
-
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
                     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
                     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
diff --git a/kcmplugin/CMakeLists.txt b/kcmplugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 324f16b3c..d01b902a6 100644
--- a/kcmplugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcmplugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ project(kdeconnectpluginkcm)
 
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"kdeconnect-core\")
 
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS KCMUtils)
-
 add_library(kdeconnectpluginkcm kdeconnectpluginkcm.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(kdeconnectpluginkcm
 PUBLIC
diff --git a/kio/CMakeLists.txt b/kio/CMakeLists.txt
index d3eaf68c5..fc81f4a20 100644
--- a/kio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN="kdeconnect-kio")
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS KIO)
 
 set(kio_kdeconnect_PART_SRCS
    kiokdeconnect.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/battery/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/battery/CMakeLists.txt
index a312ea66d..26f6f0763 100644
--- a/plugins/battery/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/battery/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
-
 set(kdeconnect_battery_SRCS
     batteryplugin.cpp
     batterydbusinterface.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/mousepad/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/mousepad/CMakeLists.txt
index f76ce51d5..2b2124cc4 100644
--- a/plugins/mousepad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/mousepad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ set_package_properties(LibFakeKey PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "fake key events"
 if (LibFakeKey_FOUND)
     find_package(XTest REQUIRED)
     find_package(X11 REQUIRED)
-    find_package(Qt5X11Extras REQUIRED)
+    find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS X11Extras)
 endif()
-find_package(KF5Wayland 5.3.90)
+find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Wayland)
 
 set(HAVE_X11 ${LibFakeKey_FOUND})
 set(HAVE_WAYLAND ${KF5Wayland_FOUND})
diff --git a/plugins/notifications/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/notifications/CMakeLists.txt
index 86f962c54..74561b917 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/notifications/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications KCMUtils I18n IconThemes Config)
-
 set(kdeconnect_notifications_SRCS
     notification.cpp
     notificationsplugin.cpp
@@ -16,5 +14,4 @@ target_link_libraries(kdeconnect_notifications
     Qt5::DBus
     KF5::Notifications
     KF5::I18n
-    KF5::IconThemes
 )
diff --git a/plugins/pausemusic/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/pausemusic/CMakeLists.txt
index d13aa3e50..e67ced7f3 100644
--- a/plugins/pausemusic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/pausemusic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS KCMUtils)
 find_program(PACTL pactl)
 
 kdeconnect_add_plugin(kdeconnect_pausemusic JSON kdeconnect_pausemusic.json SOURCES pausemusicplugin.cpp)
diff --git a/plugins/ping/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/ping/CMakeLists.txt
index c9438af5d..99f7c83ec 100644
--- a/plugins/ping/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/ping/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
-
 set(kdeconnect_ping_SRCS
     pingplugin.cpp
 )
diff --git a/plugins/screensaver-inhibit/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/screensaver-inhibit/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ec929e70..344385def 100644
--- a/plugins/screensaver-inhibit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/screensaver-inhibit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
-
 set(kdeconnect_screensaver_inhibit_SRCS
     screensaverinhibitplugin.cpp
 )
diff --git a/plugins/sendnotifications/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/sendnotifications/CMakeLists.txt
index f04d80934..a6d972d07 100644
--- a/plugins/sendnotifications/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/sendnotifications/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications KCMUtils I18n IconThemes)
-
 set(kdeconnect_sendnotifications_SRCS
     sendnotificationsplugin.cpp
     notificationslistener.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
index 746904867..d914db5ab 100644
--- a/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/sftp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 find_program(HAVE_FUSERMOUNT fusermount)
 configure_file(config-sftp.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-sftp.h )
 
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications KIO)
-
 set(kdeconnect_sftp_SRCS
     mounter.cpp
     mountloop.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/share/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/share/CMakeLists.txt
index f72ded465..794f22f4d 100644
--- a/plugins/share/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/share/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications KIO)
-
 set(kdeconnect_share_SRCS
     shareplugin.cpp
 )
diff --git a/plugins/telephony/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/telephony/CMakeLists.txt
index f9d4614f9..933c4591e 100644
--- a/plugins/telephony/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/telephony/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)
-
 include_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../notifications/) # needed for the sendreplydialog
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a18fcc55f..c6be48d4d 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Test)
-find_package(KF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS KIO Notifications IconThemes)
+find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Test)
 
 include_directories(
     ${KDEConnectCore_BINARY_DIR}