diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c07e946dcdf3e13028f5602a4026080f164d6043..7b56c3a8696ac592782112382b6794e2bfff4951 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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 # Specify minimum CMake version
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.7)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.8)
 
 # Project name
 PROJECT( OGS-6 )