diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d8b4e56..3b14bdc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-Os")
 set(MINIMAL_GNU "11.0")
 set(MINIMAL_CLANG "14.0.1")
 set(MINIMAL_MSVC "19.30")
+option(IGNORE_MINIMAL_COMPILER_VERSION "Whether or not to ignore the minimal compiler versions")
 set(IS_GNU (${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL GNU))
 set(IS_CLANG (${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL Clang))
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ include(CheckIPOSupported)
 check_ipo_supported(RESULT CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION_RELEASE LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 if (${IS_GNU})
-    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${MINIMAL_GNU})
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${MINIMAL_GNU} AND NOT ${IGNORE_MINIMAL_COMPILER_VERSION})
         message(FATAL_ERROR "G++ ${MINIMAL_GNU} or higher is required.")
     endif()
     if (Threads_FOUND)
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ if (${IS_GNU})
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-fwhole-program ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
     endif()
 elseif(${IS_CLANG})
-    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${MINIMAL_CLANG})
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${MINIMAL_CLANG} AND NOT ${IGNORE_MINIMAL_COMPILER_VERSION})
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Clang ${MINIMAL_CLANG} or higher is required.")
     endif()
     if (${CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION_RELEASE} OR MINGW) # CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION_RELEASE is false on llvm-mingw toolchains even though it is supported
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ elseif(${IS_CLANG})
     endif()
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -fstrict-vtable-pointers")
 elseif(MSVC)
-    if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${MINIMAL_MSVC})
+    if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${MINIMAL_MSVC} AND NOT ${IGNORE_MINIMAL_COMPILER_VERSION})
         message(FATAL_ERROR "MSVC ${MINIMAL_MSVC} or higher is required")
     endif()
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /GR /W3 /Zc:__cplusplus /Zc:preprocessor /Zc:throwingNew /Zc:inline")