diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e0bee243..3c18d8154 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14.0)
 project(notcurses VERSION 1.6.12
   DESCRIPTION "Blingful UI for modern terminal emulators"
   HOMEPAGE_URL "https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php/notcurses"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e10cb1fcc..48dc32bfb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ that fine library.
 ## Requirements
 
 * (build) A C11 and a C++17 compiler
-* (build) CMake 3.11.4+
+* (build) CMake 3.14.0+
 * (build+runtime) From NCURSES: terminfo 6.1+
 * (build+runtime) GNU libunistring 0.9.10+
 * (OPTIONAL) (build+runtime) From QR-Code-generator: [libqrcodegen](https://github.com/nayuki/QR-Code-generator) 1.5.0+