--- a/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt	2025-07-08 08:23:10.926630364 +0200
+++ b/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt	2025-07-08 08:23:21.764513856 +0200
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # The full license is in the file LICENSE, distributed with this software. #
 ############################################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 if (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
     project(xsimd-benchmark)
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt	2025-07-08 08:23:32.134402377 +0200
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt	2025-07-08 08:23:42.504290895 +0200
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # The full license is in the file LICENSE, distributed with this software. #
 ############################################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 if (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
     project(xsimd-examples)