diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ac33bc5..59a371a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## CMake settings
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9) # Required for first-class CUDA support
+# V3.9 required for first-class CUDA support
+# V3.17 required for the FindCUDAToolkit package
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17) 
 find_program(CMAKE_C_COMPILER NAMES $ENV{CC} gcc PATHS ENV PATH NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 find_program(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER NAMES $ENV{CXX} g++ PATHS ENV PATH NO_DEFAULT_PATH)