diff --git a/tests/cpp/CMakeLists.txt.in b/tests/cpp/CMakeLists.txt.in
index 0704ae5d1e..a93f5955c2 100644
--- a/tests/cpp/CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/tests/cpp/CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
 project(googletest-download NONE)