diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5acf5f8..fcbb029 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(subprocess VERSION 0.0.1 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11 CACHE STRING "C++ standard to use")