diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 09f2269..9d7549d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 project(partitionmanager)
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 set(CMAKE_USE_RELATIVE_PATHS OFF)
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH ON)