diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f4f445a..7a7c9dc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.7)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0048 NEW)
 project(json-c VERSION 0.13.99)