diff --git a/recipes/bzip2/all/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/bzip2/all/CMakeLists.txt
index a76b3d6139c7e..cce959a4a45c5 100644
--- a/recipes/bzip2/all/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/recipes/bzip2/all/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,44 +1,41 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
-project(bzip2 C)
+project(bzip2 LANGUAGES C)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
-if(MSVC OR MSVC90 OR MSVC10)
-    set(MSVC ON)
-    set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
-endif()
-
-set(SOURCE_SUBFOLDER ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
-set(BZ2_LIBRARY bz2)
-
-option(BZ2_BUILD_EXE ON)
-
-set(BZ2_TARGETS ${BZ2_LIBRARY})
-
-add_library(${BZ2_LIBRARY}  ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER}/blocksort.c
-                            ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER}/bzlib.c
-                            ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER}/compress.c
-                            ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER}/crctable.c
-                            ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER}/decompress.c
-                            ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER}/huffman.c
-                            ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER}/randtable.c
-                            ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER}/bzlib.h
-                            ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER}/bzlib_private.h)
-target_include_directories(${BZ2_LIBRARY} PRIVATE ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER})
+option(BZ2_BUILD_EXE "Build bzip2 command-line utility" ON)
+
+add_library(
+    bz2
+    ${BZ2_SRC_DIR}/blocksort.c
+    ${BZ2_SRC_DIR}/bzlib.c
+    ${BZ2_SRC_DIR}/compress.c
+    ${BZ2_SRC_DIR}/crctable.c
+    ${BZ2_SRC_DIR}/decompress.c
+    ${BZ2_SRC_DIR}/huffman.c
+    ${BZ2_SRC_DIR}/randtable.c
+)
+
+target_include_directories(bz2 PUBLIC ${BZ2_SRC_DIR})
+set_target_properties(
+    bz2
+    PROPERTIES
+    PUBLIC_HEADER "${BZ2_SRC_DIR}/bzlib.h"
+    SOVERSION ${BZ2_VERSION_MAJOR}
+    VERSION ${BZ2_VERSION_STRING}
+    WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON
+)
+
+install(
+    TARGETS bz2
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
+)
 
 if(BZ2_BUILD_EXE)
-    add_executable(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER}/bzip2.c)
-    target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} ${BZ2_LIBRARY})
-    target_include_directories(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER})
-    list(APPEND BZ2_TARGETS ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})
+    add_executable(bzip2 ${BZ2_SRC_DIR}/bzip2.c)
+    target_link_libraries(bzip2 PRIVATE bz2)
+    install(TARGETS bzip2 DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 endif()
-
-set_target_properties(${BZ2_LIBRARY} PROPERTIES VERSION ${BZ2_VERSION_STRING} SOVERSION ${BZ2_VERSION_MAJOR})
-
-install(TARGETS ${BZ2_TARGETS}
-        BUNDLE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-
-install(FILES ${SOURCE_SUBFOLDER}/bzlib.h DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
diff --git a/recipes/bzip2/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/bzip2/all/conanfile.py
index 1c4db485095a2..49ea55c016349 100644
--- a/recipes/bzip2/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/bzip2/all/conanfile.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from conan import ConanFile
 from conan.tools.cmake import CMake, CMakeToolchain, cmake_layout
-from conan.tools.files import apply_conandata_patches, copy, get, save
+from conan.tools.files import apply_conandata_patches, copy, export_conandata_patches, get, save
+from conan.tools.scm import Version
 import os
 import textwrap
 
-required_conan_version = ">=1.46.0"
+required_conan_version = ">=1.52.0"
 
 
 class Bzip2Conan(ConanFile):
@@ -13,8 +14,7 @@ class Bzip2Conan(ConanFile):
     homepage = "http://www.bzip.org"
     license = "bzip2-1.0.8"
     description = "bzip2 is a free and open-source file compression program that uses the Burrows Wheeler algorithm."
-    topics = ("bzip2", "data-compressor", "file-compression")
-
+    topics = ("data-compressor", "file-compression")
     settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
     options = {
         "shared": [True, False],
@@ -29,25 +29,27 @@ class Bzip2Conan(ConanFile):
 
     def export_sources(self):
         copy(self, "CMakeLists.txt", self.recipe_folder, self.export_sources_folder)
-        for p in self.conan_data.get("patches", {}).get(self.version, []):
-            copy(self, p["patch_file"], self.recipe_folder, self.export_sources_folder)
+        export_conandata_patches(self)
 
     def config_options(self):
         if self.settings.os == "Windows":
             del self.options.fPIC
-        self.license = "bzip2-{}".format(self.version)
+        self.license = f"bzip2-{self.version}"
 
     def configure(self):
         if self.options.shared:
-            del self.options.fPIC
+            try:
+                del self.options.fPIC
+            except Exception:
+                pass
         try:
-           del self.settings.compiler.libcxx
+            del self.settings.compiler.libcxx
         except Exception:
-           pass
+            pass
         try:
-           del self.settings.compiler.cppstd
+            del self.settings.compiler.cppstd
         except Exception:
-           pass
+            pass
 
     def layout(self):
         cmake_layout(self, src_folder="src")
@@ -58,9 +60,10 @@ def source(self):
 
     def generate(self):
         tc = CMakeToolchain(self)
-        tc.variables["BZ2_VERSION_STRING"] = self.version
-        tc.variables["BZ2_VERSION_MAJOR"] = str(self.version).split(".")[0]
         tc.variables["BZ2_BUILD_EXE"] = self.options.build_executable
+        tc.variables["BZ2_SRC_DIR"] = self.source_folder.replace("\\", "/")
+        tc.variables["BZ2_VERSION_MAJOR"] = Version(self.version).major
+        tc.variables["BZ2_VERSION_STRING"] = self.version
         tc.generate()
 
     def build(self):
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ def _create_cmake_module_variables(self, module_file):
 
     @property
     def _module_file_rel_path(self):
-        return os.path.join("lib", "cmake", "conan-official-{}-variables.cmake".format(self.name))
+        return os.path.join("lib", "cmake", f"conan-official-{self.name}-variables.cmake")
 
     def package_info(self):
         self.cpp_info.set_property("cmake_find_mode", "both")
@@ -110,8 +113,5 @@ def package_info(self):
         self.cpp_info.names["cmake_find_package"] = "BZip2"
         self.cpp_info.names["cmake_find_package_multi"] = "BZip2"
         self.cpp_info.build_modules["cmake_find_package"] = [self._module_file_rel_path]
-
         if self.options.build_executable:
-            bin_path = os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin")
-            self.output.info("Appending PATH environment variable: {}".format(bin_path))
-            self.env_info.PATH.append(bin_path)
+            self.env_info.PATH.append(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin"))
diff --git a/recipes/bzip2/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/bzip2/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
index 41f56a28f0fb3..540d39e432a7e 100644
--- a/recipes/bzip2/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/recipes/bzip2/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,12 +2,23 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 project(test_package LANGUAGES C)
 
 find_package(BZip2 REQUIRED)
-message("BZIP2_FOUND: ${BZIP2_FOUND}")
-message("BZIP2_NEED_PREFIX: ${BZIP2_NEED_PREFIX}")
-message("BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIRS: ${BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-message("BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIR: ${BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-message("BZIP2_LIBRARIES: ${BZIP2_LIBRARIES}")
-message("BZIP2_VERSION_STRING: ${BZIP2_VERSION_STRING}")
 
 add_executable(test_package test_package.c)
 target_link_libraries(test_package PRIVATE BZip2::BZip2)
+
+# Test whether variables from https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FindBZip2.html are properly defined
+set(_custom_vars
+    BZIP2_FOUND
+    BZIP2_NEED_PREFIX
+    BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIRS
+    BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIR
+    BZIP2_LIBRARIES
+    BZIP2_VERSION_STRING
+)
+foreach(_custom_var ${_custom_vars})
+    if(DEFINED _custom_var)
+        message(STATUS "${_custom_var}: ${${_custom_var}}")
+    else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "${_custom_var} not defined")
+    endif()
+endforeach()
diff --git a/recipes/bzip2/all/test_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/bzip2/all/test_package/conanfile.py
index 3a8c6c5442b33..8a5bb47f50c4c 100644
--- a/recipes/bzip2/all/test_package/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/bzip2/all/test_package/conanfile.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from conan import ConanFile
-from conan.tools.build import cross_building
+from conan.tools.build import can_run
 from conan.tools.cmake import CMake, cmake_layout
 import os
 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 class TestPackageConan(ConanFile):
     settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
     generators = "CMakeToolchain", "CMakeDeps", "VirtualRunEnv"
+    test_type = "explicit"
 
     def requirements(self):
         self.requires(self.tested_reference_str)
@@ -20,6 +21,6 @@ def build(self):
         cmake.build()
 
     def test(self):
-        if not cross_building(self):
+        if can_run(self):
             bin_path = os.path.join(self.cpp.build.bindirs[0], "test_package")
             self.run(bin_path, env="conanrun")
diff --git a/recipes/bzip2/all/test_v1_package/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/bzip2/all/test_v1_package/CMakeLists.txt
index 5760ab6116294..0d20897301b68 100644
--- a/recipes/bzip2/all/test_v1_package/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/recipes/bzip2/all/test_v1_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
-project(test_package LANGUAGES C)
+project(test_package)
 
 include(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conanbuildinfo.cmake)
 conan_basic_setup(TARGETS)
 
-find_package(BZip2 REQUIRED)
-message("BZIP2_FOUND: ${BZIP2_FOUND}")
-message("BZIP2_NEED_PREFIX: ${BZIP2_NEED_PREFIX}")
-message("BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIRS: ${BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-message("BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIR: ${BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-message("BZIP2_LIBRARIES: ${BZIP2_LIBRARIES}")
-message("BZIP2_VERSION_STRING: ${BZIP2_VERSION_STRING}")
-
-add_executable(test_package ../test_package/test_package.c)
-target_link_libraries(test_package PRIVATE BZip2::BZip2)
+add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../test_package
+                 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_package)
diff --git a/recipes/bzip2/all/test_v1_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/bzip2/all/test_v1_package/conanfile.py
index ce96086e831ac..19e6a0c06e3d8 100644
--- a/recipes/bzip2/all/test_v1_package/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/bzip2/all/test_v1_package/conanfile.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# pylint: skip-file
 from conans import ConanFile, CMake, tools
 import os
 
@@ -15,4 +14,4 @@ def build(self):
     def test(self):
         if not tools.cross_building(self):
             bin_path = os.path.join("bin", "test_package")
-            self.run("%s --help" % bin_path, run_environment=True)
+            self.run(bin_path, run_environment=True)