diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 21d7b691a059a6a86af2b352b12fbc062eb1741e..9b4217535277798cd5d9f8a72f8bcaab5a8f3115 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(dhtnet)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)