diff --git a/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
index fce02cdc..e89dc00f 100644
--- a/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@ if(ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS)
 add_custom_target(unit_tests)
 
 # Build catch_main test object
+find_package(Catch2 REQUIRED)
 include_directories(${CATCH_INCLUDE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../libsrc/include ${SPDLOG_INCLUDE_DIR})
 add_library(catch_main STATIC main.cpp)
 set_target_properties(catch_main PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17)
 add_dependencies(unit_tests catch_main)
 add_dependencies(catch_main project_catch)
 
+if (Catch2_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3)
+  target_compile_options(catch_main PUBLIC -DCATCH2_v3)
+  target_link_libraries(catch_main Catch2::Catch2WithMain)
+endif()
+
 # ensure the test targets are built before testing
 add_test(NAME unit_tests_built COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build . --target unit_tests --config ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../.. )
 
diff --git a/tests/catch/archive.cpp b/tests/catch/archive.cpp
index 62f6df46..1d1b55f7 100644
--- a/tests/catch/archive.cpp
+++ b/tests/catch/archive.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 
+#ifdef CATCH2_v3
+#include "catch2/catch_all.hpp"
+#else
 #include <catch2/catch.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <../core/ngcore.hpp>
 #include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 #include <core/logging.hpp>
@@ -354,7 +358,11 @@ void testArchive(Archive& in, Archive& out)
   SECTION("Not registered")
     {
       SharedPtrAndPtrHolder* p = new NotRegisteredForArchive;
+#ifdef CATCH2_v3
+      REQUIRE_THROWS(out & p, Catch::Matchers::ContainsSubstring("not registered for archive"));
+#else
       REQUIRE_THROWS(out & p, Catch::Contains("not registered for archive"));
+#endif
     }
   SECTION("Non-default constructor")
     {
diff --git a/tests/catch/array.cpp b/tests/catch/array.cpp
index 63011533..2c0eee79 100644
--- a/tests/catch/array.cpp
+++ b/tests/catch/array.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 
+#ifdef CATCH2_v3
+#include "catch2/catch_all.hpp"
+#else
 #include <catch2/catch.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <core/array.hpp>
 using namespace ngcore;
 using namespace std;
diff --git a/tests/catch/main.cpp b/tests/catch/main.cpp
index ad4c8431..6e8f9a3a 100644
--- a/tests/catch/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/catch/main.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 #define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
 #define DO_NOT_USE_WMAIN
+#ifdef CATCH2_v3
+#include "catch2/catch_all.hpp"
+#else
 #include <catch2/catch.hpp>
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/catch/ranges.cpp b/tests/catch/ranges.cpp
index aeca69b8..b37dbb37 100644
--- a/tests/catch/ranges.cpp
+++ b/tests/catch/ranges.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 
+#ifdef CATCH2_v3
+#include "catch2/catch_all.hpp"
+#else
 #include <catch2/catch.hpp>
+#endif
 
 #include <core/array.hpp>
 #include <core/ranges.hpp>
diff --git a/tests/catch/symboltable.cpp b/tests/catch/symboltable.cpp
index 10bdff12..88dbc806 100644
--- a/tests/catch/symboltable.cpp
+++ b/tests/catch/symboltable.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 
+#ifdef CATCH2_v3
+#include "catch2/catch_all.hpp"
+#else
 #include <catch2/catch.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <../core/ngcore.hpp>
 using namespace ngcore;
 using namespace std;
diff --git a/tests/catch/utils.cpp b/tests/catch/utils.cpp
index 74b6dd37..50f754d4 100644
--- a/tests/catch/utils.cpp
+++ b/tests/catch/utils.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 
+#ifdef CATCH2_v3
+#include "catch2/catch_all.hpp"
+#else
 #include <catch2/catch.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <core/ngcore.hpp>
 using namespace ngcore;
 using namespace std;
diff --git a/tests/catch/version.cpp b/tests/catch/version.cpp
index 873636c2..ec79ecca 100644
--- a/tests/catch/version.cpp
+++ b/tests/catch/version.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 
+#ifdef CATCH2_v3
+#include "catch2/catch_all.hpp"
+#else
 #include <catch2/catch.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <../core/ngcore.hpp>
 using namespace ngcore;
 using namespace std;