diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 7499bf0a..19210dff 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-project(evm_runtime_tests)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+project(evm_runtime_tests)
 
 find_package(eosio)