diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45089c120..7aa1549b3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 # Originally created for "roxlu build system" to compile libyuv on windows
 # Run with -DUNIT_TEST=ON to build unit tests
 
-include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
-
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.16 )
 project ( YUV C CXX )	# "C" is required even for C++ projects
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.5 )
 option( UNIT_TEST "Built unit tests" OFF )
 
+include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
+
 set ( ly_base_dir	${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} )
 set ( ly_src_dir	${ly_base_dir}/source )
 set ( ly_inc_dir	${ly_base_dir}/include )