diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c707563..ea4ec375 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ project(cryfs)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake-utils)
 include(utils)
 
-require_gcc_version(5.0)
-require_clang_version(4.0)
+require_gcc_version(7.0)
+require_clang_version(7.0)
 
 # Default value is not to build test cases
 option(BUILD_TESTING "build test cases" OFF)