diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8cd7597..5356517 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1) 
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.12) 
 
 # To allow linking to static libs from other directories
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0079 NEW)