diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dda2f40a..1c3690e6 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 
 # Set and enforce C++-11 flags