diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b75a2bc..7e7b719 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.11)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
-#project(libmsym C) # unfortunately GenerateExportHeader doesn't support C projects, which sort of makes this project reqire c++ =/
-
-project(libmsym)
+project(libmsym C)
 
 option(MSYM_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build example executables" OFF)
 option(MSYM_BUILD_PYTHON "Build python binding" OFF)