diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45d39625..c9667478 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 project(taglib)
 
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+
 OPTION(BUILD_TESTS "Build the test suite"  OFF)
 OPTION(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build the examples"  OFF)