diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fe4af62..3b064a8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
 # set project name from current directory
 get_filename_component(BASENAME ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} NAME)