diff --git a/build/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/build/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b5d7efb8..a0505778a 100644
--- a/build/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # in the COPYING file in the root directory of this source tree).
 # ################################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR)
   
 # As of 2018-12-26 ZSTD has been validated to build with cmake version 3.13.2 new policies. 
 # Set and use the newest cmake policies that are validated to work