diff --git a/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt b/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 63289b2..de8e289 100644
--- a/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 project(rclcpp)