diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 76514f610..7464c40d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO "70")
 set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION "${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MINOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO}")
 
 # minimal requirements
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
-set (QT_MIN_VERSION "5.2.0")
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+set (QT_MIN_VERSION "5.6.0")
 set (KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.6.0")
 
 find_package(ECM 1.6.0 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)