diff --git a/tools/bifcl/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/bifcl/CMakeLists.txt
index fb3dcac3af..ed06464e8f 100644
--- a/tools/bifcl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/bifcl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(BifCl C CXX)
 
 include(cmake/CommonCMakeConfig.cmake)