diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c9bbea04..3d53000d2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ########################################################################################
 # Compiler options for building DAMASK
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.6.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Find PETSc from system environment