diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c23345935..03f3d7f471 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 project(GUDHIdev)
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f9f77ef723..dbb66faa62 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 project(GUDHI)