diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a3e733aa4..de5941f2a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # To configure the build options either use the CMake gui, or run the command
 # line utility including the "-i" option.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 
 set (VERSION 2.1.0)
 project(mosquitto
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ endif()
 
 option(WITH_SQLITE "Include sqlite persistence support?" ON)
 if (WITH_SQLITE)
-	find_package(sqlite3 REQUIRED)
+	find_package(SQLite3 REQUIRED)
 	add_definitions("-DWITH_SQLITE")
 endif()
 
diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 705115d58..19d5ffff4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ Clients:
 - Add float printing option to mosquitto_sub.
 - Fix `-f` and `-s` options in mosquitto_rr.
 
+Build:
+- Increased CMake minimal required version to 3.14, which is required for the
+  preinstalled SQLite3 find module.
 
 2.0.14 - 2021-11-17
 ===================
diff --git a/cmake/Findsqlite3.cmake b/cmake/Findsqlite3.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index e706ce2a3..000000000
--- a/cmake/Findsqlite3.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-INCLUDE( FindPackageHandleStandardArgs )
-
-# Checks an environment variable; note that the first check
-# does not require the usual CMake $-sign.
-IF( DEFINED ENV{SQLITE3_DIR} )
-	SET( SQLITE3_DIR "$ENV{SQLITE3_DIR}" )
-ENDIF()
-
-FIND_PATH(
-		SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIR
-		sqlite3.h
-	HINTS
-		SQLITE3_DIR
-)
-
-FIND_LIBRARY( SQLITE3_LIBRARY
-	NAMES sqlite3
-	HINTS ${SQLITE3_DIR}
-)
-
-FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS( sqlite3 DEFAULT_MSG
-	SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIR SQLITE3_LIBRARY
-)
-
-IF( SQLITE3_FOUND )
-	SET( SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-	SET( SQLITE3_LIBRARIES ${SQLITE3_LIBRARY} )
-
-	MARK_AS_ADVANCED(
-		SQLITE3_LIBRARY
-		SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIR
-		SQLITE3_DIR
-	)
-ELSE()
-	SET( SQLITE3_DIR "" CACHE STRING
-		"An optional hint to a directory for finding `sqlite3`"
-	)
-ENDIF()
diff --git a/plugins/persist-sqlite/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/persist-sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
index c53db27fb..08c67292f 100644
--- a/plugins/persist-sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/persist-sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 if(SQLITE3_FOUND AND CJSON_FOUND)
 	add_definitions("-DWITH_CJSON")
 	set(CLIENT_INC
-		"${SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
 		"${STDBOOL_H_PATH}"
 		"${STDINT_H_PATH}"
 		"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}"
@@ -10,8 +9,6 @@ if(SQLITE3_FOUND AND CJSON_FOUND)
 		"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}/src"
 	)
 
-	set(CLIENT_DIR "${mosquitto_BINARY_DIR}/lib" "${SQLITE3_DIR}")
-
 	add_library(mosquitto_persist_sqlite MODULE
 		base_msgs.c
 		clients.c
@@ -25,7 +22,7 @@ if(SQLITE3_FOUND AND CJSON_FOUND)
 	)
 
 	target_include_directories(mosquitto_persist_sqlite PRIVATE
-		${CLIENT_INC} ${SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIR}
+		${CLIENT_INC}
 	)
 	link_directories(${CLIENT_DIR} "${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
@@ -34,7 +31,10 @@ if(SQLITE3_FOUND AND CJSON_FOUND)
 		POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE 1
 	)
 
-	target_link_libraries(mosquitto_persist_sqlite PRIVATE ${SQLITE3_LIBRARIES})
+	target_link_libraries(mosquitto_persist_sqlite
+		PRIVATE
+			SQLite::SQLite3
+	)
 	if(WIN32)
 		target_link_libraries(mosquitto_persist_sqlite PRIVATE mosquitto)
 	endif()