diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a66d287..59c0b82a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
-if(NOT ${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.1")
-  cmake_policy(SET CMP0054 NEW)
-endif()
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0054 NEW)
 
 project(chaiscript)