diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3cc434d134..f7d12c98db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ set(VERSION_MAJOR 3)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 05)
 set(VERSION_PLAIN ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR})
 
-set(MINIMUM_LEPTONICA_VERSION 1.71)
+set(MINIMUM_LEPTONICA_VERSION 1.74.0)
 
 if(NOT EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.cppan)
     if (NOT Leptonica_DIR AND NOT MSVC)