diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8db6dd0c0..198528b59 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include (FindPkgConfig REQUIRED)
 # Dummy project to determine compiler names and version
 project (Prerequisites LANGUAGES)
 set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "$ENV{PETSC_DIR}/$ENV{PETSC_ARCH}/lib/pkgconfig")
-pkg_search_module (PETSC REQUIRED PETSc>3.12.0)
+pkg_check_modules (PETSC REQUIRED PETSc>=3.12.0 PETSc<3.15.0)
 pkg_get_variable (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER PETSc fcompiler)
 pkg_get_variable (CMAKE_C_COMPILER PETSc ccompiler)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c6d828650..f123674b3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v3.0.0-alpha2-153-gf8dd5df0c
+v3.0.0-alpha2-230-g0fc670d01
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90 b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
index d38020225..c43e354a2 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
+++ b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ subroutine DAMASK_interface_init
 ===================================================================================================
 --  WRONG PETSc VERSION --- WRONG PETSc VERSION --- WRONG PETSc VERSION ---  WRONG PETSc VERSION --
 ===================================================================================================
-============   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES A DIFFERENT PETSc VERSION   ========================
-===============   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES A DIFFERENT PETSc VERSION   =====================
-==================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES A DIFFERENT PETSc VERSION   ==================
-===================================================================================================
---  WRONG PETSc VERSION --- WRONG PETSc VERSION --- WRONG PETSc VERSION ---  WRONG PETSc VERSION --
-===================================================================================================
 #endif
 
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