diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f651b224..097c7ffe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 # license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7)
 
 # detect AppleClang; needs to come before project()
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0025 NEW)