diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c2333af63269df29d8c90b886b8a4171bd420470..07ba8f1fe91fcd9ee65cd01a8a2e39b9ee08ec68 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #####################
 
 # Specify minimum CMake version
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 # Set CMake policies
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0011 NEW)