diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c9de0f..d43fe91 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ if(DEFINED SQLITE3_LIBRARY)
   set(SQLite3_LIBRARY ${SQLITE3_LIBRARY})
 endif()
 
-find_package(SQLite3 REQUIRED)
+find_package(unofficial-sqlite3 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+add_library(SQLite::SQLite3 ALIAS unofficial::sqlite3::sqlite3)
 
 # Would build and run with older versions, but with horrible performance
 # See https://github.com/OSGeo/PROJ/issues/1718
 if(SQLite3_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.11")
-  message(SEND_ERROR "SQLite3 >= 3.11 required!")
 endif()
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/cmake/project-config.cmake.in b/cmake/project-config.cmake.in
index 0ca48aa..ab4e931 100644
--- a/cmake/project-config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/project-config.cmake.in
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if("@CURL_ENABLED@")
 endif()
 cmake_policy(POP)
 
-find_dependency(SQLite3)
+find_dependency(unofficial-sqlite3)
 
 if(DEFINED PROJ_CONFIG_FIND_TIFF_DEP)
     find_dependency(TIFF)