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 ## Dependencies
 In the most basic case one needs only:
 - a C++-17-complaint compiler,
-- `cmake` (3.12 or newer), and
+- `cmake` (3.13 or newer), and
 - `ninja`
 
 Optional dependencies:
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 - `touch CMakeLists.txt`, then copy the following CMake code into that file
 
 ```cmake
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
 project(application-example)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)