diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b5b37ac..b41e461 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7.2)
 
 if ("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}" STREQUAL "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
     message(FATAL_ERROR "In-source builds are disabled.
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "bin" "doc" "
 project(TextRenderer)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
+# enable clang_tidy
+set(CMAKE_CXX_CLANG_TIDY "clang-tidy;-checks=*")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_CLANG_TIDY clang-tidy;-header-filter=.;-checks=*;)
+
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES src/*.cpp)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE HEADERS src/*.h)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE TESTS test/*.cpp)