diff --git a/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index d16ac0c103..13da3d7114 100644
--- a/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/lmp/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ if(DEFINED LAMMPS_SOURCE_ROOT OR DEFINED LAMMPS_VERSION)
   message(STATUS "enable LAMMPS plugin mode")
   add_library(lammps_interface INTERFACE)
   if(DEFINED LAMMPS_VERSION)
-    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11)
+    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
     include(FetchContent)
     FetchContent_Declare(
       lammps_download