diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b75f08af..b6e33e623 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 #
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5 FATAL_ERROR)
 set (SRT_VERSION 1.5.3)
 
 set (CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts")