diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c40cdf478..f0155d493 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ project(obs-studio)
 option(BUILD_CAPTIONS "Build captions" FALSE)
 
 if(WIN32)
+	cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 	if (QTDIR OR DEFINED ENV{QTDIR} OR DEFINED ENV{QTDIR32} OR DEFINED ENV{QTDIR64})
 		# Qt path set by user or env var
 	else()