diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 419d56d7..7ce5bf50 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0)
+
+# set the minimum required C++ standard to C++14
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
 # define a macro that helps defining an option
 macro(sfml_set_option var default type docstring)