diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
index 307899c0906a4b7d11d6bfe38e6bef4fe7eb74a8..c9359b099e05242a2000eb54c8a152fbae947644 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenMesh.cmake
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #                                                                            
 #===========================================================================
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 
 #if already found via finder or simulated finder in openmesh CMakeLists.txt, skip the search
 IF (NOT OPENMESH_FOUND)