--- a/IO/LAS/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IO/LAS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   vtk_module_find_package(
     PACKAGE Boost
     COMPONENTS ${boost_components}
-    FORWARD_VERSION_REQ EXACT
     VERSION_VAR         "@Boost_MAJOR_VERSION@.@Boost_MINOR_VERSION@.@Boost_SUBMINOR_VERSION@")
   foreach (boost_component IN LISTS boost_components)
     list(APPEND liblas_boost_dependencies
--- a/IO/OCCT/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IO/OCCT/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 vtk_module_find_package(
   PACKAGE OpenCASCADE
-  FORWARD_VERSION_REQ EXACT
   VERSION_VAR "@OpenCASCADE_MAJOR_VERSION@.@OpenCASCADE_MINOR_VERSION@.@OpenCASCADE_MAINTENANCE_VERSION@"
 )
 
--- a/Infovis/Boost/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Infovis/Boost/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 vtk_module_find_package(
   PACKAGE     Boost
   COMPONENTS  serialization
-  FORWARD_VERSION_REQ EXACT
   VERSION_VAR         "@Boost_MAJOR_VERSION@.@Boost_MINOR_VERSION@.@Boost_SUBMINOR_VERSION@")
 vtk_module_link(VTK::InfovisBoost
   INTERFACE
--- a/Infovis/BoostGraphAlgorithms/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Infovis/BoostGraphAlgorithms/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 vtk_module_find_package(
   PACKAGE Boost
-  FORWARD_VERSION_REQ EXACT
   VERSION_VAR         "@Boost_MAJOR_VERSION@.@Boost_MINOR_VERSION@.@Boost_SUBMINOR_VERSION@")
 vtk_module_link(VTK::InfovisBoostGraphAlgorithms
   PUBLIC
--- a/ThirdParty/xdmf3/vtkxdmf3/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ThirdParty/xdmf3/vtkxdmf3/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 else ()
 vtk_module_find_package(
   PACKAGE Boost
-  FORWARD_VERSION_REQ EXACT
   VERSION_VAR "@Boost_MAJOR_VERSION@.@Boost_MINOR_VERSION@.@Boost_SUBMINOR_VERSION@")
 endif ()
 
