diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index adfa530cc..88bb5e01a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
-if (POLICY CMP0048)
-  cmake_policy(SET CMP0048 NEW)
-endif (POLICY CMP0048)
-if (POLICY CMP0069)
-  cmake_policy(SET CMP0069 NEW)
-endif (POLICY CMP0069)
-
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9.0)
 # Neovim-Qt Version, used by --version update before release
 # 9999 = Development Pre-Release
 project(neovim-qt VERSION 0.2.18.0)
diff --git a/src/gui/shellwidget/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/shellwidget/CMakeLists.txt
index f7fa9fdb3..82fc9f911 100644
--- a/src/gui/shellwidget/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/shellwidget/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
-if (POLICY CMP0048)
-  cmake_policy(SET CMP0048 NEW)
-endif (POLICY CMP0048)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9.0)
 project(qshellwidget)
 
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
diff --git a/third-party/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
index 54243a159..c36ee913d 100644
--- a/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # This is a minimal CMake project to fetch and build third party
 # dependencies
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
-if (POLICY CMP0048)
-  cmake_policy(SET CMP0048 NEW)
-endif (POLICY CMP0048)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9.0)
 project(neovim-qt-deps)
 
 #