diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 13cc5ee0..c41d1b4e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
 project("Libmultiprocess" CXX)
 if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)