diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ce08409c3f..23911c0f4a 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Minimum version of cmake required
 #
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5.0)
 include ( GNUInstallDirs )
 #
 # GCC 4.8 or higher compiler required.