diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9fa9f353a3123165402f1db11aba4c2d7a8ca882..4bf3084b59f1888d79f39a6c4c2a60a1507693c1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.12.1)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 project (lcr)
 
 include(cmake/set_build_flags.cmake)