diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bf922d..bace101 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Official repository: https://github.com/boostorg/static_string
 #
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5...3.16)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8...3.16)
 
 project(boost_static_string VERSION "${BOOST_SUPERPROJECT_VERSION}" LANGUAGES CXX)