diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 7720c99..ca0211a 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Check the [Requirements](https://jamba.dev/requirements/) documentation for info
 ## [7.1.0 | 2024-11-24](https://github.com/pongasoft/jamba/tree/v7.1.0)
 
 * Migrated Jamba to use VST3 SDK 3.7.12 ([release notes](https://steinbergmedia.github.io/vst3_dev_portal/pages/Versions/Version+3.7.12.html))
-* Upgraded CMake dependency to 3.28 and fixed warning due to `FetchContent_Populate`
 
 ## [7.0.1 | 2023-05-27](https://github.com/pongasoft/jamba/tree/v7.0.1)
 
diff --git a/audio-unit/auwrapper/CMakeLists.txt b/audio-unit/auwrapper/CMakeLists.txt
index 40826dc..02fcdb2 100644
--- a/audio-unit/auwrapper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/audio-unit/auwrapper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.28)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 
 if (MAC)
   if (XCODE)
diff --git a/blank-plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/blank-plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index a08d56d..965ab36 100644
--- a/blank-plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/blank-plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.28)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 
 # build Audio Unit?
 option(JAMBA_ENABLE_AUDIO_UNIT "Enable Audio Unit" [-enable_audio_unit-])
diff --git a/blank-plugin/fetch_jamba.cmake b/blank-plugin/fetch_jamba.cmake
index 4ca3c61..9a0b453 100644
--- a/blank-plugin/fetch_jamba.cmake
+++ b/blank-plugin/fetch_jamba.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.28)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 
 include(FetchContent)
 
diff --git a/cmake/JambaFetchContent.cmake b/cmake/JambaFetchContent.cmake
index 1d29efc..38df809 100644
--- a/cmake/JambaFetchContent.cmake
+++ b/cmake/JambaFetchContent.cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #
 # @author Yan Pujante
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.28)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
+
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0169 OLD)
 
 include(FetchContent)
 
@@ -52,42 +54,41 @@ function(jamba_fetch_content)
 
   string(TOUPPER "${ARG_NAME}" UPPERCASE_NAME)
 
-  # if root dir is defined, fetch content will not use git
   set(FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_${UPPERCASE_NAME} ${ARG_ROOT_DIR})
 
   if(ARG_DOWNLOAD_URL)
     FetchContent_Declare(           ${ARG_NAME}
-        EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
         URL                        "${ARG_DOWNLOAD_URL}"
         URL_HASH                   "${ARG_DOWNLOAD_URL_HASH}"
         SOURCE_DIR                 "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${ARG_NAME}-src"
         BINARY_DIR                 "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${ARG_NAME}-build"
         DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP true
-    )
+        )
     set(FETCH_SOURCE "${ARG_DOWNLOAD_URL}")
   else()
     FetchContent_Declare(${ARG_NAME}
-        EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
         GIT_REPOSITORY    ${ARG_GIT_REPO}
         GIT_TAG           ${ARG_GIT_TAG}
         GIT_CONFIG        advice.detachedHead=false
         GIT_SHALLOW       true
         SOURCE_DIR        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${ARG_NAME}-src"
         BINARY_DIR        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${ARG_NAME}-build"
-    )
+        )
     set(FETCH_SOURCE "${ARG_GIT_REPO}/tree/${ARG_GIT_TAG}")
   endif()
 
 
   FetchContent_GetProperties(${ARG_NAME})
 
-  if(FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_${UPPERCASE_NAME})
-    message(STATUS "Using ${ARG_NAME} from local ${FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_${UPPERCASE_NAME}}")
-  else()
-    message(STATUS "Fetching ${ARG_NAME} from ${FETCH_SOURCE}")
-  endif()
+  if(NOT ${ARG_NAME}_POPULATED)
+    if(FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_${UPPERCASE_NAME})
+      message(STATUS "Using ${ARG_NAME} from local ${FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_${UPPERCASE_NAME}}")
+    else()
+      message(STATUS "Fetching ${ARG_NAME} from ${FETCH_SOURCE}")
+    endif()
 
-  FetchContent_MakeAvailable(${ARG_NAME})
+    FetchContent_Populate(${ARG_NAME})
+  endif()
 
   set(${ARG_NAME}_ROOT_DIR "${${ARG_NAME}_SOURCE_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(${ARG_NAME}_SOURCE_DIR "${${ARG_NAME}_SOURCE_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
diff --git a/cmake/JambaFetchGoogleTest.cmake b/cmake/JambaFetchGoogleTest.cmake
index c824e89..00468fc 100644
--- a/cmake/JambaFetchGoogleTest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/JambaFetchGoogleTest.cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #
 # @author Yan Pujante
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.28)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
+
+jamba_fetch_content(NAME googletest)
 
 # Prevent overriding the parent project's compiler/linker
 # settings on Windows
@@ -23,7 +25,8 @@ set(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "Set by Jamba" FORCE)
 # Do not install GoogleTest!
 option(INSTALL_GTEST "Enable installation of googletest. (Projects embedding googletest may want to turn this OFF.)" OFF)
 
-jamba_fetch_content(NAME googletest)
+# Add googletest directly to our build. This defines the gtest and gtest_main targets.
+add_subdirectory(${googletest_SOURCE_DIR} ${googletest_BINARY_DIR} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 smtg_target_setup_universal_binary("gtest")
 smtg_target_setup_universal_binary("gtest_main")
diff --git a/cmake/JambaOptions.cmake b/cmake/JambaOptions.cmake
index 0ee0fdd..8384aa8 100644
--- a/cmake/JambaOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/JambaOptions.cmake
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ set(googletest_GIT_REPO "https://github.com/google/googletest" CACHE STRING "goo
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # The git tag for googletest
-# v1.13.0 (2023/01/17)
+# v1.15.2 (2024/07/31)
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
-set(googletest_GIT_TAG "v1.13.0" CACHE STRING "googletest git tag")
+set(googletest_GIT_TAG "v1.15.2" CACHE STRING "googletest git tag")
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # The download URL for googletest
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ set(googletest_DOWNLOAD_URL "${googletest_GIT_REPO}/archive/refs/tags/${googlete
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # The download URL hash for googletest
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
-set(googletest_DOWNLOAD_URL_HASH "SHA256=ffa17fbc5953900994e2deec164bb8949879ea09b411e07f215bfbb1f87f4632" CACHE STRING "googletest download url hash" FORCE)
+set(googletest_DOWNLOAD_URL_HASH "SHA256=f179ec217f9b3b3f3c6e8b02d3e7eda997b49e4ce26d6b235c9053bec9c0bf9f" CACHE STRING "googletest download url hash" FORCE)
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Option to enable generating the dev script which allows to build and install the plugin
diff --git a/jamba-test-plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/jamba-test-plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 98e6c48..8df1c44 100644
--- a/jamba-test-plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/jamba-test-plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.28)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 
 # build Audio Unit?
 option(JAMBA_ENABLE_AUDIO_UNIT "Enable Audio Unit" ON)