diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c6e39fdd..fcae2dc2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 
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diff --git a/DoConfig/CMakeLists.txt b/DoConfig/CMakeLists.txt
index 75bec4a5..7002954e 100644
--- a/DoConfig/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/DoConfig/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 option(PKG_CONFIG_STATIC_LIBS "On platforms with pkg-config, static-link the dependencies (good for Windows builds, so you don't need to bundle DLL files)" OFF)
 option(MSVC_LINK_STATIC_RUNTIME "Link the static MSVC runtime library (Visual Studio only)" OFF)
diff --git a/bin2h/CMakeLists.txt b/bin2h/CMakeLists.txt
index d323dde4..d0a6aaf7 100644
--- a/bin2h/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bin2h/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 option(LTO "Enable link-time optimisation" OFF)
 
diff --git a/external/glad/CMakeLists.txt b/external/glad/CMakeLists.txt
index c120bbb5..15452c81 100644
--- a/external/glad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/glad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 if(NOT TARGET glad)