diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4bbf68ef6..69caa839d0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Licence:     wxWindows licence
 #############################################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
     get_property(HAVE_MULTI_CONFIG_GENERATOR GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)