diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c12a2a637..0548664c5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 
 # Get version from sphinx's conf.py so that the cmake and the sphinx versions match
 file(STRINGS
diff --git a/code/Examples/C++/DDSHelloWorld/CMakeLists.txt b/code/Examples/C++/DDSHelloWorld/CMakeLists.txt
index 0611d3f94..2bb83f791 100644
--- a/code/Examples/C++/DDSHelloWorld/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/Examples/C++/DDSHelloWorld/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 
 project(DDSHelloWorld)