diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bacdceed..4713be06 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 project (re-bear)
 
 # modules:
diff --git a/commander/CMakeLists.txt b/commander/CMakeLists.txt
index 057ff1e9..e9f555f3 100644
--- a/commander/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/commander/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 project (bearcommander)
 
 if(USE_QT4)
diff --git a/parser/CMakeLists.txt b/parser/CMakeLists.txt
index ce465ec9..9598dd83 100644
--- a/parser/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/parser/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 project (bearparser)
 
 # Offer the user the choice of overriding the installation directories
@@ -158,4 +158,3 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 
-