diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e151a3f..3db2bc6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-project(netconf-cli LANGUAGES CXX)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+project(netconf-cli LANGUAGES CXX)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)