diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ce5cddab..fae829a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(concurrencpp)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
diff --git a/concurrencpp/CMakeLists.txt b/concurrencpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 81c1628a..a11563f1 100644
--- a/concurrencpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/concurrencpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(concurrencpp)
 
 add_library(
diff --git a/examples/async_file_processing/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/async_file_processing/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b228b91..d3f69af9 100644
--- a/examples/async_file_processing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/async_file_processing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(async_file_processing)
 
 add_executable(
diff --git a/examples/async_sql/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/async_sql/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a882e51..ac136f72 100644
--- a/examples/async_sql/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/async_sql/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(async_sql)
 
 add_executable(
diff --git a/examples/process_monitor/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/process_monitor/CMakeLists.txt
index bf9db716..d34cce61 100644
--- a/examples/process_monitor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/process_monitor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(process_monitor)
 
 add_executable(
diff --git a/examples/synchronous_web_socket/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/synchronous_web_socket/CMakeLists.txt
index ca35d3ad..39e3934a 100644
--- a/examples/synchronous_web_socket/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/synchronous_web_socket/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(synchronous_web_socket)
 
 add_executable(
diff --git a/sandbox/CMakeLists.txt b/sandbox/CMakeLists.txt
index c9fab8cf..ccb646c9 100644
--- a/sandbox/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sandbox/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(sandbox)
 
 add_executable(
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index d0a340a8..36a95d96 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(tests)
 
 add_executable(
diff --git a/thread_sanitizers/executors/CMakeLists.txt b/thread_sanitizers/executors/CMakeLists.txt
index b210d124..514ee3c1 100644
--- a/thread_sanitizers/executors/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thread_sanitizers/executors/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(executor_test)
 
 add_executable(
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ add_executable(
 	main.cpp
 	)
 
-target_link_libraries(executor_test concurrencpp)
\ No newline at end of file
+target_link_libraries(executor_test concurrencpp)
diff --git a/thread_sanitizers/fibbonacci/CMakeLists.txt b/thread_sanitizers/fibbonacci/CMakeLists.txt
index d8f6e57c..a77c1bde 100644
--- a/thread_sanitizers/fibbonacci/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thread_sanitizers/fibbonacci/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(fibbonacci_test)
 
 add_executable(
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ add_executable(
 	main.cpp
 	)
 
-target_link_libraries(fibbonacci_test concurrencpp)
\ No newline at end of file
+target_link_libraries(fibbonacci_test concurrencpp)
diff --git a/thread_sanitizers/matrix_multiplication/CMakeLists.txt b/thread_sanitizers/matrix_multiplication/CMakeLists.txt
index abc39983..77863fca 100644
--- a/thread_sanitizers/matrix_multiplication/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thread_sanitizers/matrix_multiplication/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(matrix_multiplication_test)
 
 add_executable(
diff --git a/thread_sanitizers/quick_sort/CMakeLists.txt b/thread_sanitizers/quick_sort/CMakeLists.txt
index b345b8a7..9aafbf10 100644
--- a/thread_sanitizers/quick_sort/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thread_sanitizers/quick_sort/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(quick_sort_test)
 
 add_executable(
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ add_executable(
 	main.cpp
 	)
 
-target_link_libraries(quick_sort_test concurrencpp)
\ No newline at end of file
+target_link_libraries(quick_sort_test concurrencpp)
diff --git a/thread_sanitizers/result/CMakeLists.txt b/thread_sanitizers/result/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e3e9893..a8ad0388 100644
--- a/thread_sanitizers/result/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thread_sanitizers/result/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(result_test)
 
 add_executable(
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ add_executable(
 	main.cpp
 	)
 
-target_link_libraries(result_test concurrencpp)
\ No newline at end of file
+target_link_libraries(result_test concurrencpp)
diff --git a/thread_sanitizers/when_all/CMakeLists.txt b/thread_sanitizers/when_all/CMakeLists.txt
index 495b481c..b1901ed3 100644
--- a/thread_sanitizers/when_all/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thread_sanitizers/when_all/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(when_all_test)
 
 add_executable(
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ add_executable(
 	main.cpp
 	)
 
-target_link_libraries(when_all_test concurrencpp)
\ No newline at end of file
+target_link_libraries(when_all_test concurrencpp)
diff --git a/thread_sanitizers/when_any/CMakeLists.txt b/thread_sanitizers/when_any/CMakeLists.txt
index f00128b4..72daea0d 100644
--- a/thread_sanitizers/when_any/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thread_sanitizers/when_any/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(when_any_test)
 
 add_executable(
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ add_executable(
 	main.cpp
 	)
 
-target_link_libraries(when_any_test concurrencpp)
\ No newline at end of file
+target_link_libraries(when_any_test concurrencpp)