diff --git a/3rdparty/gtest/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/gtest/CMakeLists.txt
index 621d0f04..e16689c1 100644
--- a/3rdparty/gtest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/gtest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ endif()
 # ${gtest_BINARY_DIR}.
 # Language "C" is required for find_package(Threads).
 project(gtest CXX C)
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
 if (COMMAND set_up_hermetic_build)
   set_up_hermetic_build()
diff --git a/Apps/Common/CMakeLists.txt b/Apps/Common/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c13b4de..1bfbdcca 100644
--- a/Apps/Common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Apps/Common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(IFEMAppCommon)
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
 include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b46590b9..fbfe5e7b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(IFEM)
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
 set(IFEM_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(IFEM_VERSION_MINOR 9)