diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b4520e..c26acbe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 set(CMAKE_LEGACY_CYGWIN_WIN32 0)
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+
+project(cJSON
+    VERSION 1.7.15
+    LANGUAGES C)
 
-project(cJSON C)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0054 NEW)  # set CMP0054 policy
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 15)
 set(CJSON_VERSION_SO 1)
 set(CJSON_UTILS_VERSION_SO 1)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}")
-
 
 set(custom_compiler_flags)