diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e13110..6adf1e2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 project("Pangolin")
 set(PANGOLIN_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(PANGOLIN_VERSION_MINOR 6)