diff --git a/cpp/cmake/Templates/Arrow.CMakeLists.txt.cmake b/cpp/cmake/Templates/Arrow.CMakeLists.txt.cmake
index 06ccff0c449..a38576d9acf 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/Templates/Arrow.CMakeLists.txt.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/Templates/Arrow.CMakeLists.txt.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #=============================================================================
-# Copyright (c) 2018-2020, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2021, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #=============================================================================
 
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14...3.17 FATAL_ERROR)
+
 project(cudf-Arrow)
 
 include(ExternalProject)