diff --git a/examples/grpc/chat/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/grpc/chat/CMakeLists.txt
index ba4c6f15..f01728ad 100644
--- a/examples/grpc/chat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/grpc/chat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2023 The Qt Company Ltd.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+project(GrpcChat LANGUAGES CXX)
+
 add_subdirectory(client)
 add_subdirectory(server)