diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+
 project(plasma-workspace)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION "5.12.80")
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 5)
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
-
 set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.9.0")
 set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.42.0")
 set(INSTALL_SDDM_THEME TRUE)