diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b527d5..f54f1b1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0091 NEW)
 
 message(STATUS "Read contents from vcpkg.json")
diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index 3fc464c..6533be8 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if %errorlevel% equ 0 (
 )
 echo Project build examples: %build_examples%
 
-cmake -B "%build_dir%" -S . -DWT_BUILD_TESTS=%build_tests% -DWT_SKIP_TESTS=%skip_tests% -DWT_BUILD_EXAMPLES=%build_examples% -DWT_WITH_SSL=%ssl_support% -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%build_type% -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="%toolchain_file%" -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET="%vcpkg_triplet%" -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A "%build_arch%"
+cmake -B "%build_dir%" -S . -DWT_BUILD_TESTS=%build_tests% -DWT_SKIP_TESTS=%skip_tests% -DWT_BUILD_EXAMPLES=%build_examples% -DWT_WITH_SSL=%ssl_support% -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%build_type% -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="%toolchain_file%" -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET="%vcpkg_triplet%" -G "Visual Studio 18 2026" -A "%build_arch%"
 cmake --build "%build_dir%" --config "%build_type%" --parallel %NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%
 
-ctest --test-dir "%build_dir%\test\"
\ No newline at end of file
+ctest --test-dir "%build_dir%\test"
\ No newline at end of file