diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a6518f10f..072021370 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 # See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5...3.16)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8...3.16)
 project(BoostLog VERSION "${BOOST_SUPERPROJECT_VERSION}" LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)