diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 746f07c..1dc902c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
-project(clight VERSION 2.5 LANGUAGES C)
+project(clight VERSION 3.0 LANGUAGES C)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
diff --git a/src/modules/clightd.c b/src/modules/clightd.c
index 89c783a..4d0098f 100644
--- a/src/modules/clightd.c
+++ b/src/modules/clightd.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 static int check_clightd_version(void);
 
-#define MINIMUM_CLIGHTD_VERSION_MAJ 2
+#define MINIMUM_CLIGHTD_VERSION_MAJ 3
 #define MINIMUM_CLIGHTD_VERSION_MIN 0
 
 static struct dependency dependencies[] = {