diff --git a/CMakeModules/VersionUtils.cmake b/CMakeModules/VersionUtils.cmake
index d4ef7b0d56..f21a44b560 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/VersionUtils.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/VersionUtils.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
-
 function(GENERATE_VERSION_METADATA)
    # Execute `git` to grab the corresponding data.
    execute_process(
diff --git a/libraries/appbase b/libraries/appbase
index 8acd515d2a..2546dbcfde 160000
--- a/libraries/appbase
+++ b/libraries/appbase
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8acd515d2ac8894027905aa1112900b338580a37
+Subproject commit 2546dbcfde37954fdad6a7253be33bd5e8630486
diff --git a/libraries/eos-vm b/libraries/eos-vm
index ef84752d87..1a69221acd 160000
--- a/libraries/eos-vm
+++ b/libraries/eos-vm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ef84752d8702ad7971ab4761f190760b04d17557
+Subproject commit 1a69221acdb7e8e6e25c8cb6539f4fb3097c9091
diff --git a/libraries/testing/contracts/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/testing/contracts/CMakeLists.txt
index ced2b981de..d1b3b95ec9 100644
--- a/libraries/testing/contracts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/testing/contracts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.8 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.16 )
 project(testing_contracts)
 
 if( EOSIO_COMPILE_TEST_CONTRACTS )
diff --git a/libraries/version/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/version/CMakeLists.txt
index 239c479d92..2697b3d2a9 100644
--- a/libraries/version/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/version/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
-project(Version)
-
 # Define the version metadata by default, in case `git` cannot be found.
 set(_VERSION_MAJOR_  "unknown")
 set(_VERSION_MINOR_  "")
diff --git a/tests/abieos b/tests/abieos
index 0e16dc1fb0..b905ba4a9a 160000
--- a/tests/abieos
+++ b/tests/abieos
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0e16dc1fb02db5c4570edde6c9697b6566bddcc1
+Subproject commit b905ba4a9af0b1521b8ef0dcda55f2de4ccdb252
diff --git a/unittests/contracts/CMakeLists.txt b/unittests/contracts/CMakeLists.txt
index 60b1f6cc60..97b13ac9fb 100644
--- a/unittests/contracts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unittests/contracts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.8 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.16 )
 project(unittest_contracts)
 
 
diff --git a/unittests/test-contracts/CMakeLists.txt b/unittests/test-contracts/CMakeLists.txt
index 99f820e431..dc1163794f 100644
--- a/unittests/test-contracts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unittests/test-contracts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.8 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.16 )
 project(test_contracts)
 
 if( EOSIO_COMPILE_TEST_CONTRACTS )