diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7962eebae1a58d431986a68808a16aa377c9c700..7f314691afea33496fd15471e2dad8067d6c3a40 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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 # Specify minimum CMake version
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.0.0)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.8)
 
 # Project name
 PROJECT( OGS-6 )