diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bd08f58..1290f1c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.27)
 
 set(KF_VERSION "6.23.0") # handled by release scripts
 set(KF_DEP_VERSION "6.22.0") # handled by release scripts