diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 742d454..adc1585 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 [Abseil guidelines](https://abseil.io/about/compatibility). If in doubt, use the
 most recent stable version of each tool.
 
-  * [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/) 3.10 or later is required.
+  * [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/) 3.12 or later is required.
 
   * A recent version of Perl is required. On Windows,
     [Active State Perl](http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/) has been
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7cf93b2..ee5cc04 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
 # Defer enabling C and CXX languages.
 project(BoringSSL NONE)
diff --git a/util/generate_build_files.py b/util/generate_build_files.py
index 9dc0176..1dd1629 100644
--- a/util/generate_build_files.py
+++ b/util/generate_build_files.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
     self.header = LicenseHeader("#") + R'''
 # This file is created by generate_build_files.py. Do not edit manually.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
 project(BoringSSL LANGUAGES C CXX)