diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ad6fc6..ee2a8bf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.5)
 PROJECT(jsoncpp)
 ENABLE_TESTING()