diff --git a/src/libext/libext_utils/cmake.sh b/src/libext/libext_utils/cmake.sh
index 35870a5a65..c386870183 100644
--- a/src/libext/libext_utils/cmake.sh
+++ b/src/libext/libext_utils/cmake.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 get_cmake_release(){
     UNAME_S=$(uname -s)
     CPU=$(uname -m)
-    CMAKE_VER=3.24.0
+    CMAKE_VER=3.26.0
     echo pwd is `pwd`
     orgdir=`pwd`
     cmake_instdir=$1