diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 83698a7..6490845 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PROJECT(it2s-itss-facilities C)
 
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.5)
 
 SET(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
 SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr")