diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 376c76eca..e38dcbfc8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.4.5)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6.0)
 
 PROJECT(lmms)
 
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 61dec1151..aab6ef36a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2008-12-14	Tobias Doerffel	<tobydox/at/users/dot/sourceforge/dot/net>
 
+	* CMakeLists.txt:
+	require at least CMake 2.6.0
+
 	* include/piano_roll.h:
 	* src/gui/piano_roll.cpp:
 	- improved colors for drawing notes