diff --git a/skeleton-subsystem/CMakeLists.txt b/skeleton-subsystem/CMakeLists.txt
index 4016a415f..807a4dbf7 100644
--- a/skeleton-subsystem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/skeleton-subsystem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
 # SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-# working on 2.8.12 - broken on older versions
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+# Known to work with CMake 3.2.2, might work with older 3.x versions, will not
+# work with versions prior to 3.0.0.
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2.2)
 
 project(parameter-framework-plugins-skeleton)