diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a6a663c81..12b4915e3 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(cmark-gfm)
 
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 0)