diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ecd815610..4c178ce567 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(Eigen3)
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 # guard against in-source builds
 
diff --git a/cmake/language_support.cmake b/cmake/language_support.cmake
index 20f80efd37..fb462c7474 100644
--- a/cmake/language_support.cmake
+++ b/cmake/language_support.cmake
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function(workaround_9220 language language_works)
   #message("DEBUG: language = ${language}")
   set(text
     "project(test NONE)
-    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.0)
+    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
     set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS \"${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS}\")
     set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS \"${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}\")
     enable_language(${language})