diff --git a/numba/__init__.py b/numba/__init__.py
index 691e08c4b0e..3bd14fea801 100644
--- a/numba/__init__.py
+++ b/numba/__init__.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def test(argv, **kwds):
 
 
 _min_llvmlite_version = (0, 40, 0)
-_min_llvm_version = (11, 0, 0)
+_min_llvm_version = (14, 0, 0)
 
 def _ensure_llvm():
     """