diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5df768567..bcb97926f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
 
 project ( YUV C CXX )	# "C" is required even for C++ projects
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8.12 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.5 )
 option( UNIT_TEST "Built unit tests" OFF )
 
 set ( ly_base_dir	${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} )