diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f0b517..6f1ae7b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ### CMAKE
 project( spectre-cli C )
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.0.2 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.5 )
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")