diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c74d0a1..7eff7cb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project( dbus-tqt-1 )
 
 ##### cmake setup ###############################
 
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.1 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.5 )
 
 include( FindPkgConfig )
 include( CheckCXXSourceCompiles )