diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e5c8c8a782..470446e4f1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 project(kicad)
 
+# test the minimum Cmake version requirement (could be different under unix or Windows
 if(WIN32)
-    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.1 FATAL_ERROR)
+    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 else(WIN32)
-    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 endif(WIN32)
 
 # Path to local CMake modules.