diff --git a/recipes/benchmark/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/benchmark/all/conanfile.py
index 741a672cff970..75510ea0498ac 100644
--- a/recipes/benchmark/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/benchmark/all/conanfile.py
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ def requirements(self):
             self.requires("libpfm4/4.13.0")
 
     def build_requirements(self):
-        self.tool_requires("cmake/[>=3.16.3 <4]")
+        # benchmark already bumped their minimum cmake version since v1.7.1
+        # see https://github.com/google/benchmark/blob/v1.7.1/CMakeLists.txt for reference.
+        self.tool_requires("cmake/[>=3.16.3]")
 
     def _patch_sources(self):
         replace_in_file(self,