diff --git a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
index f15fe8bc97..29792d1260 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 # Author: laurent THOMAS, Lionel GAUTHIER
 
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.0)
 
 #############################################
 # Base directories, compatible with legacy OAI building