diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b54fff2c0f2f0d68749c3215e6b3b0094c1dcf4..ed388ba6e6af5c5f93a48ab48ae819ffbf077919 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.2)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 project(macaon)
 
 add_compile_definitions(BOOST_DISABLE_THREADS)