diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index df8b5367..60efee57 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Copyright 2013-2017, Corvusoft Ltd, All Rights Reserved.
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8.10 )
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
 
 project( restbed CXX )
 set( restbed_VERSION_MAJOR 4 )
diff --git a/cmake/configuration.cmake b/cmake/configuration.cmake
index 9ed1e875..5f21c418 100644
--- a/cmake/configuration.cmake
+++ b/cmake/configuration.cmake
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ elseif( ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL Clang )
     else ( )
         set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}" )
     endif ( )
+elseif( ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL AppleClang )
+    if ( ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.3 )
+        message( FATAL_ERROR "\nAppleClang version < 3.3\nYour systems default compiler is AppleClang. This project makes use of c++11 features present only in versions of clang >= 3.3. You can use a different compiler by re-running cmake with the command switch \"-D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=<compiler>\" " )
+    else ( )
+        set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}" )
+    endif ( )
 elseif( ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL MSVC )
     if ( ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 19.00.23026.0 )
         message( WARNING "\nMSVC compiler version < 19.00.23026.0" )