diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e0c337d..d970382 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.6 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8 )
 
 
 ##### include our cmake modules #################