diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d11a250a..47659026 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # CMake configuration for btop
 #
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 
 # Disable in-source builds since they would override the Makefile
 if("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" STREQUAL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")