diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 62b2d06df..41a1cf417 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
 
 project(ccpp_physics
         VERSION 5.0.0