diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 687e89b5e6..13a6fa83a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12.0) # target_link_libraries with OBJECT libs & project homepage url
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21.0) # C_STANDARD
 
 project(fastfetch
     VERSION 2.67.1