diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3c9f1ff..79cf8a3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 sudo: required
-language: cpp
+language: generic
 matrix:
   include:
     - os: linux
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c57e7e..fffb795 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RETURN()
 
 ENDIF()
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 project(cxxopts)
 
 enable_testing()