diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6e26860f1..17b25fd5c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ compiler:
 language: cpp
 install:
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then sudo apt-get -qq update; fi
-  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then sudo apt-get -qq install cmake libqt4-dev libgcrypt11-dev zlib1g-dev libxtst-dev; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then sudo apt-get -qq install cmake qtbase5-dev libqt5x11extras5-dev qttools5-dev libgcrypt11-dev zlib1g-dev libxtst-dev; fi
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "osx" ]; then brew update; fi
-  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "osx" ]; then brew install cmake qt libgcrypt; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "osx" ]; then brew install cmake qt5 libgcrypt; fi
 before_script: mkdir build && pushd build
 script:
   - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DWITH_GUI_TESTS=ON ..
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6759bc912..c24aab333 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ if(WITH_TESTS)
   enable_testing()
 endif(WITH_TESTS)
 
-find_package(Qt5Core          REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5Concurrent    REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5Widgets       REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5Test          REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5LinguistTools REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Core          5.2 REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Concurrent    5.2 REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Widgets       5.2 REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Test          5.2 REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5LinguistTools 5.2 REQUIRED)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 
 # Debian sets the the build type to None for package builds.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 326bd4a6c..7d009a0af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,20 +49,20 @@ Once downloaded, double click on the file to execute the installer.
 The following tools must exist within your PATH:
 
 * make
-* cmake (>= 2.6.4)
+* cmake (>= 2.8.12)
 * g++ or clang++
 
 The following libraries are required:
 
-* Qt 4 (>= 4.6)
+* Qt 5 (>= 5.2): qtbase and qttools5
 * libgcrypt
 * zlib
-* libxtst (optional for auto-type on X11)
+* libxtst, qtx11extras (optional for auto-type on X11)
 
 On Debian you can install them with:
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake libqt4-dev libgcrypt11-dev zlib1g-dev
+sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake qtbase5-dev libqt5x11extras5-dev qttools5-dev libgcrypt11-dev zlib1g-dev
 ```
 
 #### Build Steps
diff --git a/src/autotype/CMakeLists.txt b/src/autotype/CMakeLists.txt
index d332a2392..044bf90ba 100644
--- a/src/autotype/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/autotype/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
   find_package(X11)
-  find_package(Qt5X11Extras)
+  find_package(Qt5X11Extras 5.2)
   add_feature_info(libXi X11_Xi_FOUND "The X11 Xi Protocol library is required for auto-type")
   add_feature_info(libXtest X11_XTest_FOUND "The X11 XTEST Protocol library is required for auto-type")
   add_feature_info(Qt5X11Extras Qt5X11Extras_FOUND "The Qt5X11Extras library is required for auto-type")