diff --git a/tools/bifcl/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/bifcl/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f382d36fb..71b7522229 100644
--- a/tools/bifcl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/bifcl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(BifCl C CXX)
 
 include(cmake/CommonCMakeConfig.cmake)