diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c2f59c46..0ce5542f0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 project(SAMRAI C CXX Fortran)