diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 14e6f46d9..5cd14790c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@
 ##============================================================================
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.10)
+
+#setup policy rules for CMake 3.0 while we have a minimum required of 2.8.X
+if(POLICY CMP0025)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0025 NEW)#Clang and AppleClang are different compiler ids
+endif()
+
+#setup policy rules for CMake 3.1 while we have a minimum required of 2.8.X
+if(POLICY CMP0054)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0053 NEW)#Enable faster parser engine
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0054 NEW)#simplify if() argument expansion
+endif()
+
+#setup policy rules for CMake 3.3 while we have a minimum required of 2.8.X
+if(POLICY CMP0063)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0063 NEW)#Honor visibility properties for all targets
+endif()
+
 project (VTKm)
 
 set(VTKm_MAJOR_VERSION 0)