diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fdcd7c..511d6e8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #   CMake is available at https://cmake.org/download/
 #
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.8)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5.2)
 
 project(EPANET)