diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 76999f2d..15f659df 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 project(KeePassX)
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0)
 
 set( CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake )