diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e21e41ca415373c33eca81522e7ef974628b4b70..6457773a00821243db51964cc761bba0196e3adf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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 # Specify minimum CMake version
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3)
 
 # Project name
 project( OGS-6 )