diff --git a/.conan/test_package/CMakeLists.txt b/.conan/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a28bd5d..f067457f 100644
--- a/.conan/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/.conan/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(PackageTest CXX)
 
 find_package(Catch2 CONFIG REQUIRED)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8df72e7b..c577231c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 # detect if Catch is being bundled,
 # disable testsuite in that case
diff --git a/docs/cmake-integration.md b/docs/cmake-integration.md
index daeb5f75..cfb9853d 100644
--- a/docs/cmake-integration.md
+++ b/docs/cmake-integration.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ a target. This function works by running the resulting executable with
 
 #### Usage
 ```cmake
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 project(baz LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 0.0.1)
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ parsed are *silently ignored*.
 #### Usage
 
 ```cmake
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 project(baz LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 0.0.1)
 
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 6dcb7623..d45ddfcb 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.20 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.16 )
 
 project( Catch2Examples LANGUAGES CXX )
 
diff --git a/tests/ExtraTests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/ExtraTests/CMakeLists.txt
index 82e71ea6..3c38d675 100644
--- a/tests/ExtraTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/ExtraTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Build extra tests.
 #
 
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.20 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.16 )
 
 project( Catch2ExtraTests LANGUAGES CXX )
 
diff --git a/tests/TestScripts/DiscoverTests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/TestScripts/DiscoverTests/CMakeLists.txt
index 64eb251f..f0b49f4d 100644
--- a/tests/TestScripts/DiscoverTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/TestScripts/DiscoverTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 project(discover-tests-test
   LANGUAGES CXX
diff --git a/tools/misc/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/misc/CMakeLists.txt
index 0091ae6f..59811dfe 100644
--- a/tools/misc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/misc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 project(CatchCoverageHelper)