diff --git a/cmake/DARTFindDependencies.cmake b/cmake/DARTFindDependencies.cmake
index 85a7d3dae2834..a763ce18b0354 100644
--- a/cmake/DARTFindDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/DARTFindDependencies.cmake
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ if(ASSIMP_FOUND)
   # Check for missing symbols in ASSIMP (see #451)
   include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS "")
-  if (NOT ASSIMP_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.3.0 AND NOT MSVC)
-    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-std=c++11 -w")
-  else()
+  if (MSVC)
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-w")
+  else()
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-std=c++11 -w")
   endif()
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${ASSIMP_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/cmake/DARTFindassimp.cmake b/cmake/DARTFindassimp.cmake
index cd533a2f81190..efceb3987c23b 100644
--- a/cmake/DARTFindassimp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/DARTFindassimp.cmake
@@ -6,17 +6,7 @@
 #
 # This file is provided under the "BSD-style" License
 
-find_package(assimp REQUIRED MODULE)
-
-# Manually check version because the upstream version compatibility policy
-# doesn't allow different major number while DART is compatible any version
-# greater than or equal to 4.1.
-set(DART_ASSIMP_VERSION 4.1)
-if(ASSIMP_VERSION AND ASSIMP_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${DART_ASSIMP_VERSION})
-  message(SEND_ERROR "Found Assimp ${ASSIMP_VERSION}, but Assimp >= ${DART_ASSIMP_VERSION}
-    is required"
-  )
-endif()
+find_package(assimp 5.2.2 REQUIRED MODULE)
 
 # Set target assimp if not set
 if((ASSIMP_FOUND OR assimp_FOUND) AND NOT TARGET assimp)
diff --git a/docs/readthedocs/developer_guide/build.rst b/docs/readthedocs/developer_guide/build.rst
index 11901ea41a34c..b8e3615057624 100644
--- a/docs/readthedocs/developer_guide/build.rst
+++ b/docs/readthedocs/developer_guide/build.rst
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ Here's a summary of the dependencies required to build DART (WIP):
 +============+==========+=========+==============+=======+
 | CMake      | Yes      | Build   | 3.22.1       |       |
 +------------+----------+---------+--------------+-------+
+| Assimp     | Yes      | Runtime | 5.2.2        |       |
++------------+----------+---------+--------------+-------+
 | Eigen      | Yes      | Runtime | 3.4.0        |       |
 +------------+----------+---------+--------------+-------+