diff --git a/ports/esp32s2/CMakeLists.txt b/ports/esp32s2/CMakeLists.txt
index c831e48469..c99c1c7e78 100644
--- a/ports/esp32s2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ports/esp32s2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The following five lines of boilerplate have to be in your project's
 # CMakeLists in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 set(ENV{IDF_PATH} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/esp-idf)
 set(COMPONENTS esptool_py soc driver log main)