diff --git a/cmake/gtest-CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/gtest-CMakeLists.txt.in
index 2062d7f8c..7f3925337 100644
--- a/cmake/gtest-CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/cmake/gtest-CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 project(gtest-download LANGUAGES NONE)