diff --git a/bootstrap/CMakeLists.txt b/bootstrap/CMakeLists.txt
index f3f78d75..4a4c9f3a 100644
--- a/bootstrap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bootstrap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  set(CMAKE_LEGACY_CYGWIN_WIN32 0)
  project(Bootstrap)
 
- cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.4.0)
+ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0)
 
  set(ignoreVariables USE_LIBBFD "${BUILD_DOC} ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR}")
 
diff --git a/cumulus/CMakeLists.txt b/cumulus/CMakeLists.txt
index b73e6fc3..88663684 100644
--- a/cumulus/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cumulus/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  set(CMAKE_LEGACY_CYGWIN_WIN32 0)
  project(CUMULUS)
  
- cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.4.0)
+ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0)
 
  set(ignoreVariables "${BUILD_DOC}" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR}")
  option(USE_LIBBFD     "Link with BFD libraries to print stack traces" OFF)
diff --git a/oroshi/CMakeLists.txt b/oroshi/CMakeLists.txt
index 17b16ef5..61b35bf0 100644
--- a/oroshi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/oroshi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
  project(OROSHI)
  
- cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.4.0)
+ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0)
  option(USE_LIBBFD "Link with BFD libraries to print stack traces" OFF)
 
  set(ignoreVariables "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR}")
diff --git a/stratus1/CMakeLists.txt b/stratus1/CMakeLists.txt
index c92922e2..4ff8d5ae 100644
--- a/stratus1/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/stratus1/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  set(ignoreVariables "${BUILD_DOC}" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR}")
  option(USE_LIBBFD     "Link with BFD libraries to print stack traces" OFF)
 
- cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.4.0)
+ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0)
  list(INSERT CMAKE_MODULE_PATH 0 "${DESTDIR}$ENV{CORIOLIS_TOP}/share/cmake/Modules/")
  find_package(Bootstrap REQUIRED)
  setup_project_paths(CORIOLIS)