diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a165b49..6aa6aee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 project(gpu-stream)
 
 set(gpu-stream_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(gpu-stream_VERSION_MINOR 0)
 
-list(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS --std=c++11)
-
 configure_file(common.h.in common.h)
 
 find_package(CUDA 7.0 QUIET)