diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb7ba0eb0..3a435d292 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # this software. The contributing author, Izaak Beekman, retains all
 # rights permitted by the terms of the JSON-Fortran license.
 
-cmake_minimum_required ( VERSION 3.0 FATAL_ERROR )
+cmake_minimum_required ( VERSION 3.5 FATAL_ERROR )
 
 # Use MSVS folders to organize projects on windows
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)