diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f5634e45..a667edc29 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 message(STATUS "CMake version: ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
 
 include(macros.cmake)