diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/te/termcolor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/te/termcolor/package.nix
index 6741ffdb4470..2f2078a59c6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/te/termcolor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/te/termcolor/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   cmake,
 }:
 
@@ -16,6 +17,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-2RXQ8sn2VNhQ2WZfwCCeQuM6x6C+sLA6ulAaFtaDMZw=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # bump minimal required cmake version
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/ikalnytskyi/termcolor/commit/89f20096bef51de347ec6f99345f65147359bd7c.patch?full_index=1";
+      hash = "sha256-xouiacA+Kpjz+KOw6PgNRCXHAMENiqMww2WTvAvUpCE=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DTERMCOLOR_TESTS=ON" ];