diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 12d9071..216e658 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 project (loom)