diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5aecafc..4158267 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Project
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(libftdi1 C)
 set(MAJOR_VERSION 1)
 set(MINOR_VERSION 5)
@@ -11,8 +12,6 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 if("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "")
    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE     RelWithDebInfo)
 endif("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "")
-set(CMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE ON)
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 add_definitions(-Wall)