diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index eb126a4..f6d0794 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PROJECT( kile )
 
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 2.4.4 FATAL_ERROR )
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 2.8 )
 
 
 SET( KILE_VERSION CACHE STRING "Kile's version; can be used to install special documentation files in share/doc/kile-$KILE_VERSION/" )