diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8165fc8f1..58811373b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.10)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.16)
 
 set(DS_VERSION "1.99.0" CACHE STRING "Define project version")
 project(DDEShell