diff --git a/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt b/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
index 713bf2a48..8cfad36c0 100644
--- a/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # The full license is in the file LICENSE, distributed with this software. #
 ############################################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 if (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
     project(xsimd-benchmark)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 592d10c8d..d26751525 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # The full license is in the file LICENSE, distributed with this software. #
 ############################################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 if (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
     project(xsimd-examples)
 
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index b04306c34..3ba805556 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # The full license is in the file LICENSE, distributed with this software. #
 ############################################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 if (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
     project(xsimd-test)