diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a36e574..6f137d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 #   Unix and VS: SSE2 support is enabled by default
 #    use BUILD_SQUISH_WITH_SSE2 and BUILD_SQUISH_WITH_ALTIVEC to override

-PROJECT(squish)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.5)

-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.3)
+PROJECT(squish)

 OPTION(BUILD_SQUISH_WITH_OPENMP "Build with OpenMP." ON)