diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3dd0328..f4a7f83 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # libexample: build system
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(libexample VERSION 1.0 LANGUAGES C)
 
 # Libraries that libexample depends on