diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c0802ff8..694401932 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+#CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.5 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 MESSAGE(STATUS CMAKE_VERSION = "${CMAKE_VERSION}")
 
diff --git a/src/tools/trackeditor/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/trackeditor/CMakeLists.txt
index ed7a5fd7f..8d5eb919d 100644
--- a/src/tools/trackeditor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tools/trackeditor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # building all of SD, set the _STANDALONE flag which is used to skip 
 # the SD specific calls
 
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.12...3.27.6 FATAL_ERROR)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.5 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 IF(POLICY CMP0048)
    CMAKE_POLICY(SET CMP0048 NEW)