diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 47758c7e..d88f37de 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5.1)
 
 # automagically detect if we should cross-compile
 if(DEFINED ENV{TOOLCHAIN})
diff --git a/hal/CMakeLists.txt b/hal/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bf01739..33975c28 100644
--- a/hal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5.1)
 
 # automagically detect if we should cross-compile
 if(DEFINED ENV{TOOLCHAIN})