diff --git a/cmake/gtest/CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/gtest/CMakeLists.txt.in
index e580e00bf8..aeebfe68db 100644
--- a/cmake/gtest/CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/cmake/gtest/CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 project(googletest-download NONE)