diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 926ffaccd..255bb64e1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 if(POLICY CMP0111)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0111 NEW)
diff --git a/examples/c/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/c/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d432bff4..d9d8a8d51 100644
--- a/examples/c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 project(lcm_c_example)
 
diff --git a/examples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ce9238b6..174b95d82 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 project(lcm_cpp_example)
 
diff --git a/examples/cpp/lcm_log_writer/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cpp/lcm_log_writer/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d59ea959..069a22044 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/lcm_log_writer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cpp/lcm_log_writer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 project(lcm_log_writer)
 
diff --git a/lcm-cmake/lcmUtilities.cmake b/lcm-cmake/lcmUtilities.cmake
index be0803777..445bf566e 100644
--- a/lcm-cmake/lcmUtilities.cmake
+++ b/lcm-cmake/lcmUtilities.cmake
@@ -27,12 +27,7 @@
 #   lcm_install_python([DESTINATION <PATH>]
 #                      <FILE> [<FILE>...])
 
-if(WIN32)
-  # Need 'cmake -E env'
-  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0)
-else()
-  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
-endif()
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5.0)
 include(CMakeParseArguments)
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------