diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cc9bd3b5..4ee162dd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED (VERSION 2.6.4)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED (VERSION 2.8.6)
 PROJECT (msgpack)
 
 SET (VERSION 0.5.9)