diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b7d8e4..7d1546e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(i3ipc++)
 
 option(I3IPCpp_WITH_TESTS "Build unit tests executables" OFF)