diff --git a/lib/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f066db..4c73986 100755
--- a/lib/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
 # Find required packages
 if(WITH_BOOSTTHREADS)
   find_package(Boost 1.53.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS system thread)
@@ -170,6 +173,7 @@
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_QT4)
+    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
     set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
     find_package(Qt4 REQUIRED COMPONENTS QtCore QtNetwork)
     ADD_LIBRARY_THRIFT(thriftqt ${thriftcppqt_SOURCES})
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index c657938..1758b3e 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+
 set( thriftcppqt5_SOURCES
     TQIODeviceTransport.cpp
     TQTcpServer.cpp
diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ba63a4d..a1c44c3 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
+
 # Find required packages
 set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON) # Force the use of static boost test framework
 find_package(Boost 1.53.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS unit_test_framework)
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_QT4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 find_package(Qt4 REQUIRED COMPONENTS QtTest)
 set(TQTcpServerTest_SOURCES
diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/cpp/test/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 5bb5eb2..e899791 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Test)
 set(TQTcpServerTest_Qt5_SOURCES
@@ -25,3 +28,4 @@
 add_executable(TQTcpServerTest_Qt5 ${TQTcpServerTest_Qt5_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(TQTcpServerTest_Qt5 testgencpp_cob thriftqt5 thrift Qt5::Test)
 add_test(NAME TQTcpServerTest_Qt5 COMMAND TQTcpServerTest_Qt5)
+