diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index df135be52c6..39e9a6a3540 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ set(NCNN_VERSION_PATCH ${NCNN_VERSION})
 set(NCNN_VERSION_STRING ${NCNN_VERSION_MAJOR}.${NCNN_VERSION_MINOR}.${NCNN_VERSION_PATCH})
 message(STATUS "NCNN_VERSION_STRING = ${NCNN_VERSION_STRING}")
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12...3.10)
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE release CACHE STRING "Choose the type of build" FORCE)