diff --git a/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/CMakeLists.txt
index 122f38a57..06319355a 100644
--- a/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/fancytabwidget/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(SOURCES
   fancytabwidget.cpp
diff --git a/3rdparty/libmygpo-qt5/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/libmygpo-qt5/CMakeLists.txt
index dd47ad1ac..d53edbc8d 100644
--- a/3rdparty/libmygpo-qt5/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/libmygpo-qt5/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.6 FATAL_ERROR )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8.11 FATAL_ERROR )
 
 set( CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules)
 set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII" )
diff --git a/3rdparty/qsqlite/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/qsqlite/CMakeLists.txt
index cd958d93c..e6f28d673 100644
--- a/3rdparty/qsqlite/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/qsqlite/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 add_definitions(-DQT_STATICPLUGIN)
 
diff --git a/3rdparty/qtiocompressor/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/qtiocompressor/CMakeLists.txt
index 03578c554..090a057a6 100644
--- a/3rdparty/qtiocompressor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/qtiocompressor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(IOCOMPRESSOR-SOURCES
     qtiocompressor.cpp
diff --git a/3rdparty/qtsingleapplication/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/qtsingleapplication/CMakeLists.txt
index 975881adb..75d098d69 100644
--- a/3rdparty/qtsingleapplication/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/qtsingleapplication/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(SINGLEAPP-SOURCES
     qtlocalpeer.cpp
diff --git a/3rdparty/qtwin/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/qtwin/CMakeLists.txt
index c2df87bfc..6859c43a4 100644
--- a/3rdparty/qtwin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/qtwin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(QTWIN-SOURCES
     qtwin.cpp
diff --git a/3rdparty/qxt/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/qxt/CMakeLists.txt
index af8765568..6514a6472 100644
--- a/3rdparty/qxt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/qxt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(QXT-SOURCES
   qxtglobal.cpp
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 103729eaf..836902c1e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0011 OLD)
 
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
diff --git a/gst/moodbar/CMakeLists.txt b/gst/moodbar/CMakeLists.txt
index 2606c1baa..6ffc793e0 100644
--- a/gst/moodbar/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gst/moodbar/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wall")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Woverloaded-virtual -Wall --std=c++0x")
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 617704241..f589cc91d 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++0x -fpermissive -Wno-c++11-narrowing -U__STRICT_ANSI__")
 
diff --git a/tools/ultimate_lyrics_parser/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/ultimate_lyrics_parser/CMakeLists.txt
index e410d2eb4..347917ef0 100644
--- a/tools/ultimate_lyrics_parser/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/ultimate_lyrics_parser/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wall ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Woverloaded-virtual -Wall -Wno-sign-compare ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")