diff --git a/meat.opam b/meat.opam
index fe4df60..f89d30f 100644
--- a/meat.opam
+++ b/meat.opam
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ doc: "https://url/to/documentation"
 bug-reports: "https://github.com/username/reponame/issues"
 depends: [
   "ocaml"
-  "dune" {>= "3.17"}
+  "dune" {>= "3.16"}
   "odoc" {with-doc}
 ]
 build: [