diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bb2decd8..aa8d845f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.28 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(matplotlib_cpp LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)