diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4adf979..308c9276 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project(ldc)
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules")