diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 34c25c66..9643bc5c 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-if(WIN32 AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-  # pybind11 logic for setting up a debug build when both a debug and release
-  # python interpreter are present in the system seems to be pretty much broken.
-  # This works around the issue.
-  set(PYTHON_LIBRARIES "${PYTHON_DEBUG_LIBRARIES}")
-=======
 # Detect if we are doing a standalone build of the bindings, using an external gz-transport
 if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
   cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22.1)
-  set(GZ_TRANSPORT_VER 14)
+  set(GZ_TRANSPORT_VER 13)
   project(gz-transport${GZ_TRANSPORT_VER}-python VERSION ${GZ_TRANSPORT_VER})
   find_package(gz-transport${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR} REQUIRED)
   set(PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME "gz-transport${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}::gz-transport${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}")
@@ -17,6 +10,14 @@ if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRE_FIND_PACKAGE_pybind11 TRUE)
   include(GNUInstallDirs)
   include(CTest)
+elseif(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.12.0")
+  # TODO: remove once the minimum CMake version is increased
+  if(WIN32 AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+    # pybind11 logic for setting up a debug build when both a debug and release
+    # python interpreter are present in the system seems to be pretty much broken.
+    # This works around the issue.
+    set(PYTHON_LIBRARIES "${PYTHON_DEBUG_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 set(PYBIND11_PYTHON_VERSION 3)
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ if (pybind11_FOUND)
 else()
   message(WARNING "pybind11 is missing: Python interfaces are disabled.")
   return()
->>>>>>> 250e95f0 (Permit building python bindings separately from main library (#554))
 endif()
 
 if(USE_SYSTEM_PATHS_FOR_PYTHON_INSTALLATION)