diff --git a/ftdetect/cmake.vim b/ftdetect/cmake.vim
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+augroup cmake
+  autocmd!
+  autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead CMakeLists.txt,*.cmake setfiletype cmake
+  autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead CMakeCache.txt setfiletype cmakecache
+augroup END
diff --git a/syntax/cmakecache.vim b/syntax/cmakecache.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Program:      CMake - Cross-Platform Makefile Generator
+" Version:      cmake version 3.27.20230713-gdc88dd5
+" Language:     CMake
+" Author:       Andy Cedilnik <andy.cedilnik@kitware.com>,
+"               Nicholas Hutchinson <nshutchinson@gmail.com>,
+"               Patrick Boettcher <patrick.boettcher@posteo.de>
+" Maintainer:   Dimitri Merejkowsky <d.merej@gmail.com>
+" Former Maintainer: Karthik Krishnan <karthik.krishnan@kitware.com>
+" Last Change:  2023 Jul 13
+"
+" Licence:      The CMake license applies to this file. See
+"               https://cmake.org/licensing
+"               This implies that distribution with Vim is allowed
+
+if exists('b:current_syntax')
+  finish
+endif
+let b:current_syntax = 'cmakecache'
+
+syntax region cmakecacheComment start="#" end="$"
+syntax region cmakecacheComment start="//" end="$"
+syntax match cmakecacheKeyword /^\S*\ze:/
+syntax match cmakecacheType /:\zs\S*\ze=/
+syntax match cmakecacheConstant /=\zs.*/
+
+highlight default link cmakecacheComment Comment
+highlight default link cmakecacheKeyword Keyword
+highlight default link cmakecacheType Type
+highlight default link cmakecacheConstant Constant