diff --git a/samples/cxx/CMakeLists.txt.in b/samples/cxx/CMakeLists.txt.in
index bf468c3468..0ac73f1136 100644
--- a/samples/cxx/CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/samples/cxx/CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project (@tmpl_progname@)
 
 set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)