diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e197fa5f2..8474d3d1c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if (NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "4.0")
-  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 4.0)
+  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 else()
   cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 endif()