diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fd5bee..cc3c4aa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(fast_align)
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8 FATAL_ERROR)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -std=c++11 -O3 -g")
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})