diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 73cb93c021..a90d9d3f42 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ Confirm that cmake is available:
 ```shell
 $ cmake --version
 ```
+Note: 3.18 or higher cmake version is required to build Milvus. 
 
 #### Go