diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f93036867be3cfa1fea0668dec6c42fcb5c9179..f2c66cce01fab914cb4edee390cbdca55c49e007 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.10)
 project(wolf_ros_imu)
 
 ## Compile as C++14
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ find_package(wolfimu REQUIRED)
 ###################################
 ## catkin specific configuration ##
 ###################################
+# produces the XXXConfig.cmake file among other things
 catkin_package(
 )