diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ab84b9505..81ffee612d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
-
-project(Dolphin)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
 # KDE Application Version, managed by release script
 set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MAJOR "17")
 set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MINOR "11")
 set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO "70")
 set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION "${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MINOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO}")
+project(Dolphin VERSION ${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION})
 
 set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.5.0")
 set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.30.0")