diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0eecc2cfcaf41ba9cafa962c7cd919988556725e..c7509ec02ae606bd5bb688d2a7ca27f8bf08db13 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 
 # Use ccache if possible
 FIND_PROGRAM(CCACHE_PROGRAM ccache)