diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8498bb..a67da8a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # PROJECT INFORMATION
 #-------------------------------
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
-project(sdbus-c++ VERSION 0.5.2 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+project(sdbus-c++ VERSION 0.6.1 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs) # Installation directories for `install` command and pkgconfig file
 
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ set(SDBUSCPP_SRCS ${SDBUSCPP_CPP_SRCS} ${SDBUSCPP_HDR_SRCS} ${SDBUSCPP_PUBLIC_HD
 # GENERAL COMPILER CONFIGURATION
 #-------------------------------
 
-#set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.8.0") 
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++17")
+else()
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17) # Supported in CMake>=3.8
+endif()
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++17")
 include_directories("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
 include_directories("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src")