diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 24b2cd464..88574b363 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 
 include(macros.cmake)
 enable_testing()