diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3379fe01ff30b869fced59c9624a921e11a5a0fd..b9c59640d250bb3e6c3274c4850ec258d86c5d62 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ Differences Between DuMuX 2.9 and DuMuX 2.10
 ===================================================
 
 * IMPORTANT NOTES:
-    - DuMuX 2.10 is expected to run based on either Dune 2.4.1 or Dune 3.0. We
-      will try to keep the compatibility with Dune 3.0 as long as it is
-      technically feasible and our resources allow it. If you want to use Dumux
-      multidomain models, you have to stick with the Dune 2.4 core and specific
-      versions of other modules, see `test/multidomain/README` for details.
+    - DuMuX 2.10 is expected to run based on Dune 2.4.1, 2.5 and the Dune
+      master. We will try to keep the compatibility with the Dune master
+      as long as it is technically feasible and our resources allow it. If
+      you want to use Dumux multidomain models, you have to stick with the
+      Dune 2.4 core and specific versions of other modules, see
+      `test/multidomain/README` for details.
 
     - DuMux 2.10 requires at least GCC 4.9 or Clang 3.5 in their C++-14 mode.
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0803ffa3cf5648e4e7a8a4df7c5b6e139096da43..7b8f856968e7ab06625cf9273e4fcad2baeb4d67 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ add_subdirectory(dumux)
 add_subdirectory(test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(tutorial EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
-if(DUNE_COMMON_VERSION_MAJOR VERSION_LESS 3)
+if(DUNE_COMMON_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.5)
   # de-activate testing the DUNE way
   # now ctest (aka make test) does not build the tests
   set(DUNE_TEST_MAGIC OFF)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/DumuxTestMacros.cmake b/cmake/modules/DumuxTestMacros.cmake
index 4c9c8b2a973272c29e7ae2ccf2de3dcee7dc1e55..ef5d5381743ada68fdf2f60c6260f206d7ebfbe8 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/DumuxTestMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/DumuxTestMacros.cmake
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ macro(add_dumux_test dumux_test dumux_test_executable dumux_test_executable_sour
   endif()
 
   # add test
-  if(DUNE_COMMON_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.0)
+  if(DUNE_COMMON_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.5)
     # add test
     add_test(${dumux_test} ${dumux_test_args})
 
diff --git a/doc/handbook/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/handbook/CMakeLists.txt
index 8326d1c12226a4bab7d72d46ed798ceeaa23cee4..c639c9fc34faa153faec412321b738a9d52f7204 100644
--- a/doc/handbook/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/handbook/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ set(TEX_IMAGES
   PNG/dunedesign.png
   ../logo/dumux_logo_hires_whitebg.png)
 
-if(DUNE_COMMON_VERSION_MAJOR VERSION_LESS 3)
-  # this only works before dune 3.0
+if(DUNE_COMMON_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.5)
+  # this only works before Dune 2.5
   dune_add_latex_document(0_dumux-handbook.tex
     FATHER_TARGET doc
     DEFAULT_PDF
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if(DUNE_COMMON_VERSION_MAJOR VERSION_LESS 3)
   create_doc_install(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/0_dumux-handbook.pdf
     ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
 else()
-  # the dune 3.0 way of calling these macros
+  # the Dune 2.5 way of calling these macros
   dune_add_latex_document(0_dumux-handbook.tex
     BIBFILES dumux-handbook.bib
     INPUTS ${TEX_INPUTS}
@@ -59,5 +59,4 @@ else()
 
   create_doc_install(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/0_dumux-handbook.pdf
     ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR} 0_dumux-handbook)
-
 endif()
diff --git a/dumux/io/adaptivegridrestart.hh b/dumux/io/adaptivegridrestart.hh
index 1823c9452d3ec4134be7e4cd70b3fe4bc15fe9b4..468f3188356b831f9f8ba5db5490996dea1af125 100644
--- a/dumux/io/adaptivegridrestart.hh
+++ b/dumux/io/adaptivegridrestart.hh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <dune/grid/common/backuprestore.hh>
-#if ! DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 3, 0)
+#if ! DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 5)
 #include <dune/grid/utility/grapedataioformattypes.hh>
 #endif
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public:
 #else
         double time = problem.timeManager().time();
         problem.grid().template writeGrid
-#if ! DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 3, 0)
+#if ! DUNE_VERSION_NEWER(DUNE_COMMON, 2, 5)
         <Dune::xdr>
 #endif // Dune < 3.0
         (gridName, time);