diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index daa6b9b..51f5bfd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+# Requires cmake v3.15 for MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 project(pdbrn LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # Enforce C++ 17
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 892eda8..8b06d6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Compilation from source code
 
 ### Build with CMake
 
-This project uses cross-platform build system CMake to build from source. It detects your environment and decides the most appropriate compiler toolset. The minimum version of CMake required is `3.1`. To build, simply run
+This project uses cross-platform build system CMake to build from source. It detects your environment and decides the most appropriate compiler toolset. The minimum version of CMake required is `3.15`. To build, simply run
 ```
 cmake -B build
 cmake --build build --config Release