diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e5415a8..fa0678de 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(libssh C)
 
 # Required cmake version
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0)
 
 # global needed variables
 set(APPLICATION_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})