diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 437cc854..899914aa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 
 project(tjs LANGUAGES C)
 
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ macro(cpr_option OPTION_NAME OPTION_TEXT OPTION_DEFAULT)
     message(STATUS "  ${OPTION_NAME}: ${${OPTION_NAME}}")
 endmacro()
 
+cpr_option(BUILD_WITH_ASAN "If ON, build with the address sanitizer enabled" OFF)
+
 configure_file(
         ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/js/bundle.js
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bundle.js
@@ -110,3 +112,8 @@ target_link_libraries(tjs qjs uv_a m3 m ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
 if(MINGW)
     target_link_libraries(tjs pthread)
 endif()
+
+if (BUILD_WITH_ASAN)
+    target_compile_options(tjs PRIVATE -fsanitize=address)
+    target_link_options(tjs PRIVATE -fsanitize=address)
+endif()