diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a14ffbc9..b66ea57b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(ipfixcol2)
 
 # Description of the project