diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ea46ee..a8885e3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 project("glew")
 
 set(SRC_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)