diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fa24be2..d48c784 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8 FATAL_ERROR)
 set(CMAKE_LEGACY_CYGWIN_WIN32 0)
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug)