diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d3ed0fc..5573f1c4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project (yaml C)
 
 set (YAML_VERSION_MAJOR 0)