diff --git a/coq-iris.opam b/coq-iris.opam
index aa49155de37bddbdcb4894580ee71d9810a80094..ea197dc71c1d0c343651f13087c2ae6826a2ae9a 100644
--- a/coq-iris.opam
+++ b/coq-iris.opam
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ tags: [
 ]
 
 depends: [
-  "coq" { (>= "8.15" & < "8.19~") | (= "dev") }
+  "coq" { (>= "8.16" & < "8.19~") | (= "dev") }
   "coq-stdpp" { (= "dev.2023-09-14.0.4ff443de") | (= "dev") }
 ]