diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c2d2dfc772..66f4db24bb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9)
 
 if(NOT (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE OR CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES OR DEFINED ENV{CFLAGS} OR DEFINED ENV{CXXFLAGS}))
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING "Choose the type of build, options are: None Debug Release RelWithDebInfo")