diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 46e8e781..3c60f1e6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 project(mp-units)
 
 # set path to custom cmake modules
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c1434cfa..958f0527 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
 project(mp-units
     VERSION 0.5.0