diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 21fb2df77..92ca01266 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ endif()
 include( MacroOptionalFindPackage )
 include( MacroLogFeature )
 
-set( QT_VERSION 5.4.0 )
+set( QT_VERSION 5.6.0 )
 
 find_package( Qt5 ${QT_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED Core Gui Widgets LinguistTools Svg Quick QuickWidgets )
 find_package( YAMLCPP 0.5.1 REQUIRED )