diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d520e8cc50..28b3445397 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # *      contact@openairinterface.org
 # */
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.16)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.19)
 project (OpenAirInterface LANGUAGES C CXX)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(OAI_VERSION 2.4.0)