diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cc8005aa0..e41565028 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
 set (CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
 include (CheckFunctionExists)