diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d7173e94657..a3c17d12dc3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Enforce some CMake policies
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 set(CMAKE_USER_MAKE_RULES_OVERRIDE_CXX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/cxx_compiler_flags_overrides.cmake")
 project(Z3 VERSION 4.12.3.0 LANGUAGES CXX)