diff --git a/crates/CMakeLists.txt b/crates/CMakeLists.txt
index 97e59a50e6..3418520757 100644
--- a/crates/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/crates/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-include(FetchContent)
+set(CORROSION_VERSION 0.6.1)
 
-FetchContent_Declare(
-  Corrosion
-  GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/corrosion-rs/corrosion.git
-  GIT_TAG v0.6.1)
-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(Corrosion)
+find_package(Corrosion ${CORROSION_VERSION} QUIET)
+if(NOT Corrosion_FOUND)
+    include(FetchContent)
+    FetchContent_Declare(
+        Corrosion
+        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/corrosion-rs/corrosion.git
+        GIT_TAG v${CORROSION_VERSION})
+    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(Corrosion)
+endif()
 
 corrosion_import_crate(MANIFEST_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Cargo.toml)
 corrosion_add_cxxbridge(rs_hello_world_cxxbridge CRATE rs_hello_world FILES
@@ -14,4 +18,6 @@ corrosion_add_cxxbridge(rs_hello_world_cxxbridge CRATE rs_hello_world FILES
 # called by a consuming target, but the generated headers don't exist yet at
 # configure time. Clear INTERFACE_SOURCES so the existence check is skipped;
 # build-time ordering is still enforced by the custom commands inside the target.
-set_target_properties(rs_hello_world_cxxbridge PROPERTIES INTERFACE_SOURCES "")
+if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "4.0")
+    set_target_properties(rs_hello_world_cxxbridge PROPERTIES INTERFACE_SOURCES "")
+endif()