diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 94c02b1fdf24a08738c6d72ee95cbd2a965ee5de..1789e63307e8231e2d27547204b4fa710ef33733 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-# Pre-requisites about cmake itself
 #Start WOLF build
 MESSAGE("Starting WOLF CMakeLists ...")
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6)
+
+# Pre-requisites about cmake itself
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8)
 
 if(COMMAND cmake_policy)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0005 NEW)