diff --git a/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake b/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake
index c2481cd00..e218d418f 100644
--- a/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake
+++ b/build-support/macros-and-definitions.cmake
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ macro(process_options)
 
   if(${NS3_CLANG_TIDY})
     find_program(
-      CLANG_TIDY NAMES clang-tidy clang-tidy-14 clang-tidy-15 clang-tidy-16
-                       clang-tidy-17 clang-tidy-18
+      CLANG_TIDY NAMES clang-tidy clang-tidy-15 clang-tidy-16 clang-tidy-17
+                       clang-tidy-18
     )
     if("${CLANG_TIDY}" STREQUAL "CLANG_TIDY-NOTFOUND")
       message(FATAL_ERROR "Clang-tidy was not found")
diff --git a/doc/contributing/source/coding-style.rst b/doc/contributing/source/coding-style.rst
index 50753e928..35f8cf612 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/source/coding-style.rst
+++ b/doc/contributing/source/coding-style.rst
@@ -237,9 +237,10 @@ Therefore, it is recommended to use the latest version available.
 
 To ensure consistency among developers, |ns3| defines a minimum version of clang-tidy,
 whose warnings must not be ignored. Therefore, developers should, at least, scan their
-code with the minimum version of clang-tidy.
+code with the minimum version of clang-tidy. However, more recent versions can be used,
+which will produce better warnings.
 
-The minimum version is clang-tidy-14.
+The minimum version is clang-tidy-15.
 
 Integration with IDEs
 =====================