diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e6694db443..d5a4c11551 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.17)
-project (SerenityOS C CXX ASM)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+project(SerenityOS C CXX ASM)
 
 enable_testing()