diff --git a/cmake/Packaging.cmake b/cmake/Packaging.cmake
index 84bad13687..e7136eab12 100644
--- a/cmake/Packaging.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Packaging.cmake
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ if(NOT CPACK_GENERATOR)
     return()
 endif()
 
+if(${CPACK_DESIRED_CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS ${CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR
+        "The desired version of CMake to be included in the package is "
+        "is below the minium required version of CMake to run")
+endif()
+
 # pull down the desired copy of CMake so it can be included in the package
 if(NOT (CPACK_CMAKE_PACKAGE_FILE AND CPACK_CMAKE_PACKAGE_HASH))
     message(FATAL_ERROR
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ list(GET _version_componets 1 _minor_version)
 set(_url_version_tag "v${_major_version}.${_minor_version}")
 set(_package_url "https://cmake.org/files/${_url_version_tag}/${CPACK_CMAKE_PACKAGE_FILE}")
 
-message(STATUS "Ensuring CMake ${CPACK_DESIRED_CMAKE_VERSION} is available for packaging...")
+message(STATUS "Downloading CMake ${CPACK_DESIRED_CMAKE_VERSION} for packaging...")
 download_file(
     URL ${_package_url}
     TARGET_FILE ${_cmake_package_dest}
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ download_file(
 list(GET _results 0 _status_code)
 
 if (${_status_code} EQUAL 0 AND EXISTS ${_cmake_package_dest})
-    message(STATUS "-> Package found and verified!")
+    message(STATUS "Package found and verified!")
 else()
     file(REMOVE ${_cmake_package_dest})
     list(REMOVE_AT _results 0)
diff --git a/cmake/Platform/Windows/Packaging_windows.cmake b/cmake/Platform/Windows/Packaging_windows.cmake
index db9c7fc906..5210c24e7b 100644
--- a/cmake/Platform/Windows/Packaging_windows.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Platform/Windows/Packaging_windows.cmake
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 set(LY_WIX_PATH "" CACHE PATH "Path to the WiX install path")
 
 if(LY_WIX_PATH)
-    file(TO_CMAKE_PATH ${LY_QTIFW_PATH} CPACK_WIX_ROOT)
+    file(TO_CMAKE_PATH ${LY_WIX_PATH} CPACK_WIX_ROOT)
 elseif(DEFINED ENV{WIX})
     file(TO_CMAKE_PATH $ENV{WIX} CPACK_WIX_ROOT)
 endif()
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ else()
     return()
 endif()
 
-set(CPACK_GENERATOR "WIX")
+set(CPACK_GENERATOR WIX)
 
 set(_cmake_package_name "cmake-${CPACK_DESIRED_CMAKE_VERSION}-windows-x86_64")
 set(CPACK_CMAKE_PACKAGE_FILE "${_cmake_package_name}.zip")