diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f9c43e68..1b7c64a27 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 add_subdirectory(dlib)