diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 499bf74..fc18d4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       if: matrix.os == 'macOS-latest'
       uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.12
       with:
-        cmake-version: '3.6.0'
-
-    - name: Create the build directory
-      run: mkdir ${{github.workspace}}/build
+        cmake-version: '3.13.0'
 
     - name: Configure CMake (Linux)
       if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d7b5c2..9e126d1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # required cmake version
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
 
 # autodetect vcpkg CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE if VCPKG_ROOT is defined
 # this needs to be configured before the project() directive