diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a19bad32e..31c5e6615 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ SET(CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0012 NEW)
 SET(CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0074 NEW)
 SET(CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0092 NEW)
 
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 3.10 )
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 3.22 )
 
-# Disabled importers: m3d for 5.1
+# Disabled importers: m3d for 5.1 or later
 ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DASSIMP_BUILD_NO_M3D_IMPORTER)
 ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DASSIMP_BUILD_NO_M3D_EXPORTER)
 # Toggles the use of the hunter package manager
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ IF(ASSIMP_HUNTER_ENABLED)
   add_definitions(-DASSIMP_USE_HUNTER)
 ENDIF()
 
-PROJECT(Assimp VERSION 5.3.0)
+PROJECT(Assimp VERSION 5.4.0)
 
 # All supported options ###############################################
 
@@ -131,18 +131,18 @@ OPTION ( ASSIMP_IGNORE_GIT_HASH
 
 IF (WIN32)
   OPTION( ASSIMP_BUILD_ZLIB
-    "Build your own zlib"
+    "Build your zlib"
     ON
   )
 ELSE()
   OPTION( ASSIMP_BUILD_ZLIB
-    "Build your own zlib"
+    "Build your zlib"
     OFF
   )
 ENDIF()
 
 IF (WIN32)
-  # Use subset of Windows.h
+  # Use a subset of Windows.h
   ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN )
 
   IF(MSVC)
@@ -150,16 +150,16 @@ IF (WIN32)
       "Install MSVC debug files."
       ON )
     IF(NOT (MSVC_VERSION LESS 1900))
-      # Multibyte character set is deprecated since at least MSVC2015 (possibly earlier)
+      # Multibyte character set has been deprecated since at least MSVC2015 (possibly earlier)
       ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE )
     ENDIF()
 
-    # Link statically against c/c++ lib to avoid missing redistriburable such as
+    # Link statically against c/c++ lib to avoid missing redistributable such as
     # "VCRUNTIME140.dll not found. Try reinstalling the app.", but give users
     # a choice to opt for the shared runtime if they want.
     option(USE_STATIC_CRT "Link against the static runtime libraries." OFF)
 
-    # The CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS vars can be overriden by some Visual Studio generators, so we use an alternative
+    # The CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS vars can be overridden by some Visual Studio generators, so we use an alternative
     # global method here:
     if (${USE_STATIC_CRT})
       add_compile_options(
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ SET(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "Suffix to append to library names")
 IF( UNIX )
   # Use GNUInstallDirs for Unix predefined directories
   INCLUDE(GNUInstallDirs)
-  # Ensure that we do not run into issues like http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/sw/inodes64.html on 32 bit linux
+  # Ensure that we do not run into issues like http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/sw/inodes64.html on 32 bit Linux
   IF(NOT ${OPERATING_SYSTEM} MATCHES "Android")
-    IF ( CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4) # only necessary for 32-bit linux
+    IF ( CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4) # only necessary for 32-bit Linux
       ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 )
     ENDIF()
   ENDIF()
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ ELSEIF(MSVC)
   IF(MSVC12)
     ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS(/wd4351)	
   ENDIF()
-  # supress warning for double to float conversion if Double precission is activated
+  # supress warning for double to float conversion if Double precision is activated
   ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS(/wd4244) 
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /D_DEBUG /Zi /Od")
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
diff --git a/code/CMakeLists.txt b/code/CMakeLists.txt
index 28e2d40c6..0a7be6247 100644
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 # 3) Add libassimp using the file lists (eliminates duplication of file names between
 #    source groups and library command)
 #
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.10 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.22 )
 SET( HEADER_PATH ../include/assimp )
 
 if(NOT ANDROID AND ASSIMP_ANDROID_JNIIOSYSTEM)
diff --git a/code/Common/Version.cpp b/code/Common/Version.cpp
index 24a5f5250..10ccf58e7 100644
--- a/code/Common/Version.cpp
+++ b/code/Common/Version.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 static constexpr char LEGAL_INFORMATION[] =
         "Open Asset Import Library (Assimp).\n"
         "A free C/C++ library to import various 3D file formats into applications\n\n"
-        "(c) 2006-2023, Assimp team\n"
+        "(c) 2006-2024, Assimp team\n"
         "License under the terms and conditions of the 3-clause BSD license\n"
         "https://www.assimp.org\n";
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utVersion.cpp b/test/unit/utVersion.cpp
index bba97a135..838d2dd7f 100644
--- a/test/unit/utVersion.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utVersion.cpp
@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@ TEST_F( utVersion, aiGetLegalStringTest ) {
     EXPECT_NE( lv, nullptr );
     std::string text( lv );
 
-    size_t pos = text.find(std::string("2023"));
+    size_t pos = text.find(std::string("2024"));
     EXPECT_NE(pos, std::string::npos);
 }
 
-TEST_F( utVersion, aiGetVersionMinorTest ) {
-    EXPECT_EQ(aiGetVersionMinor(), 3U);
-}
-
 TEST_F( utVersion, aiGetVersionMajorTest ) {
     EXPECT_EQ( aiGetVersionMajor(), 5U );
 }
 
+TEST_F( utVersion, aiGetVersionMinorTest ) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(aiGetVersionMinor(), 4U);
+}
+
 TEST_F( utVersion, aiGetVersionPatchTest ) {
     EXPECT_EQ(aiGetVersionPatch(), 0U );
 }