diff --git a/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt b/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ff4e8af7..713bf2a48 100644
--- a/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # The full license is in the file LICENSE, distributed with this software. #
 ############################################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 if (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
     project(xsimd-benchmark)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 73cdca44e..592d10c8d 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # The full license is in the file LICENSE, distributed with this software. #
 ############################################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 if (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
     project(xsimd-examples)