diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a64900f..e477cfe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(lifthttp CXX)
 
 # Set the githooks directory to auto format and update the readme.
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d8e689..6578524 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(liblifthttp_examples CXX)
 
 ### readme ###
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 089d08b..9afb25f 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(liblifthttp_tests)
 
 option(LIFT_LOCALHOST_TESTS "Define ON if running tests locally." OFF)