diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6af87a745..a7787910d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 message(AUTHOR_WARNING "If the build fails, please try the autotools/qmake method.")