diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b1a8e9d..1d751e1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 project(kpmcore)
 
-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)