diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
index 4dbb7f7dd06fe02b5019b4a52e76287eafbc8651..76ca8682a1e6881a0564fb67234c8230362854eb 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #                                                                            
 #===========================================================================
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5.0)
 
 #if already found via finder or simulated finder in openmesh CMakeLists.txt, skip the search
 IF (NOT OPENMESH_FOUND)