diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cac2e1408..4f2a3231e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 # cmake file for building LCIO
 # @author Frank Gaede, DESY
 # @author Jan Engels, DESY
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 2.8 FATAL_ERROR )
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 3.14 FATAL_ERROR )
 ########################################################
 
 
-
 # project name
 PROJECT( LCIO )
 include(GNUInstallDirs)