diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 00bc000feb..682c3c476e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
 
 project(LAPACK Fortran C)
 
diff --git a/INSTALL/CMakeLists.txt b/INSTALL/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e808a64c3..b6f6e838a0 100644
--- a/INSTALL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/INSTALL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.7)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
 project(TIMING Fortran)
 add_executable(secondtst_NONE second_NONE.f secondtst.f)
 add_executable(secondtst_EXT_ETIME second_EXT_ETIME.f secondtst.f)
diff --git a/LAPACKE/mangling/CMakeLists.txt b/LAPACKE/mangling/CMakeLists.txt
index 88ac0d85db..55986c16d5 100644
--- a/LAPACKE/mangling/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/LAPACKE/mangling/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.7)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
 project(MANGLING C Fortran)
 
 add_executable(xintface Fintface.f Cintface.c)
diff --git a/lapack_build.cmake b/lapack_build.cmake
index 39878cb240..6252c85dc1 100644
--- a/lapack_build.cmake
+++ b/lapack_build.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ## HINTS: ctest -Ddashboard_model=Nightly      -S $(pwd)/lapack/lapack_build.cmake
 ##
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.10)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
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 # The values in this section must always be provided
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