diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a4454365..25f83279 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(GLFW C)
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 cmake_policy(VERSION 2.4)
 
 set(GLFW_VERSION_MAJOR "3")