diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5313c4b014..79e1f32edd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ cmake_install.cmake
 install_manifest.txt
 CTestTestfile.cmake
 _deps
+libmamba/Makefile
+libmamba/libmambaConfig.cmake
+libmamba/libmambaConfigVersion.cmake
+libmamba/libmambaTargets.cmake
+sometestfile.txt
 
 # Clang tools
 .cache/
diff --git a/libmamba/environment-dev.yml b/libmamba/environment-dev.yml
index a32b0866f2..4389f16aa5 100644
--- a/libmamba/environment-dev.yml
+++ b/libmamba/environment-dev.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
   - cxx-compiler
-  - cmake
+  - cmake >=3.16
   - ninja
   - nlohmann_json
   - libsolv >=0.7.18
diff --git a/libmamba/environment-static-dev.yml b/libmamba/environment-static-dev.yml
index 84f7abf58a..b456259576 100644
--- a/libmamba/environment-static-dev.yml
+++ b/libmamba/environment-static-dev.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
   - cxx-compiler
-  - cmake
+  - cmake >=3.16
   - ninja
   - yaml-cpp-static
   - spdlog
diff --git a/libmamba/src/core/transaction.cpp b/libmamba/src/core/transaction.cpp
index c2c62e9766..aff68ea868 100644
--- a/libmamba/src/core/transaction.cpp
+++ b/libmamba/src/core/transaction.cpp
@@ -1085,6 +1085,11 @@ namespace mamba
             LOG_INFO << "Waiting for pyc compilation to finish";
             m_transaction_context.wait_for_pyc_compilation();
             Console::stream() << "Transaction finished";
+            Console::stream() << "\nTo activate this environment, use:";
+            Console::stream() << "  $ micromamba activate <placeholder>";
+            Console::stream() << "\nOr to execute a single command in this environment,  use:";
+            Console::stream() << "  $ micromamba run -n <placeholder> mycommand";
+
             prefix.history().add_entry(m_history_entry);
         }
         return !interrupted;
diff --git a/libmambapy/environment-dev.yml b/libmambapy/environment-dev.yml
index bc681cbe0e..f65c6ad071 100644
--- a/libmambapy/environment-dev.yml
+++ b/libmambapy/environment-dev.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
   - cxx-compiler
-  - cmake
+  - cmake >=3.16
   - ninja
   - nlohmann_json
   - libsolv >=0.7.18
diff --git a/mamba/environment-dev.yml b/mamba/environment-dev.yml
index 82d5f73187..86d1a94205 100644
--- a/mamba/environment-dev.yml
+++ b/mamba/environment-dev.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
   - cxx-compiler
-  - cmake
+  - cmake >=3.16
   - ninja
   - nlohmann_json
   - libsolv >=0.7.18
diff --git a/micromamba/environment-dev.yml b/micromamba/environment-dev.yml
index 2978231603..02c2d60739 100644
--- a/micromamba/environment-dev.yml
+++ b/micromamba/environment-dev.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
   - cxx-compiler
-  - cmake
+  - cmake >=3.16
   - ninja
   - nlohmann_json
   - mitmproxy
diff --git a/micromamba/recipe/meta.yaml b/micromamba/recipe/meta.yaml
index 5e59bc098b..8646e516c0 100644
--- a/micromamba/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/micromamba/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ requirements:
   build:
     - {{ compiler('c') }}
     - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
-    - cmake        # [unix]
+    - cmake >=3.16 # [unix]
     - ninja
     - vcpkg        # [win]
     - python       # [win]