diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ab2034a1..3ba74aff9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project(DAGMC)
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
 enable_language(CXX)
 
 # Set DAGMC version
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.rst b/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
index 2a3cd5c06..1a04fa853 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Next version
   * Update github actions to newer versions as necessary (#958)
   * CMake error message update (#960)
   * Updated documentation to build dependencies (#963)
+  * Updated CMake version required to 3.18 (#970)
 
 v3.2.3
 ====================