diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 67b4327..bf8f2f7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(blisp C)
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
-set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 23)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 
 option(BLISP_BUILD_CLI "Build CLI Tool" OFF)
 option(BLISP_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES "Use system-installed libraries" "${CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES}")