diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ce7e3b9..80014fa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ if(ENABLE_CLANG_TIDY)
     endif()
 endif()
 option(BUILD_SDL3_APP "Build the SDL3 Vulkan demo" ON)
-option(USE_SDL3 "Use SDL3 instead of SDL2 for both the demo and tests" ON)
+set(SDL_VERSION "SDL3" CACHE STRING "SDL version to use: SDL3, SDL2, or sdl")
+set_property(CACHE SDL_VERSION PROPERTY STRINGS "SDL3" "SDL2" "sdl")
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
@@ -75,12 +76,17 @@ if(BUILD_SDL3_APP)
 endif()
 
 # SDL is required for both the demo app and cube_script_tests (used by audio_player)
-if(USE_SDL3)
+if(SDL_VERSION STREQUAL "SDL3")
     find_package(SDL3 CONFIG REQUIRED)
     set(SDL_TARGET SDL3::SDL3)
-else()
+elseif(SDL_VERSION STREQUAL "SDL2")
     find_package(SDL2 CONFIG REQUIRED)
     set(SDL_TARGET SDL2::SDL2)
+elseif(SDL_VERSION STREQUAL "sdl")
+    find_package(SDL CONFIG REQUIRED)
+    set(SDL_TARGET SDL::SDL)
+else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Invalid SDL_VERSION: ${SDL_VERSION}. Must be SDL3, SDL2, or sdl")
 endif()
 
 find_package(lua CONFIG REQUIRED)