diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e7cd3bf3..473b0573 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
 project(libwebsockets)
 
diff --git a/README.build b/README.build
index 0e140366..dab5ac2e 100644
--- a/README.build
+++ b/README.build
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ see below on how to toggle compile options.
 Building on Unix:
 -----------------
 
-1. Install CMake 2.6 or greater: http://cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html
+1. Install CMake 2.8 or greater: http://cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html
    (Most Unix distributions comes with a packaged version also)
 
 2. Install OpenSSL.