diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c6f540c5b..7ba3dc4ac 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 project(ArborX CXX)
 
 if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.30.0)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 62f77dc5c..c1d7b24a8 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
-  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
   project(ArborXExamples CXX)
   find_package(ArborX 2.0 REQUIRED)
   enable_testing()