diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 7282528ea..7e10065e9 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
 PROJECT(examples)