diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 24b71bab..2eab3e7f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED (VERSION 3.5.2)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED (VERSION 3.12)
 
 LIST (APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")