diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f811481..b07d34b7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project (yaml C)
 
 set (YAML_VERSION_MAJOR 0)