diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97261ac1f56..4921890d95a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # format CMake files. Do not delete them.
 # ==============================================================================
 # cmake-format: on
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(
   oomphlib
   DESCRIPTION "A finite-element library for simulating multi-physics problems."