diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4befbc1..e68834a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Build system for the libimg library for gint
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(libimg VERSION 2.2.1 LANGUAGES C)
 find_package(Gint 2.2.1 REQUIRED)