diff --git a/FindRAGEL.cmake b/FindRAGEL.cmake
index 5e2d297..192772e 100644
--- a/FindRAGEL.cmake
+++ b/FindRAGEL.cmake
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
 # /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindFLEX.cmake
 # /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindBISON.cmake
 
-# uses some features which are not available in 2.6
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 
 find_program(RAGEL_EXECUTABLE NAMES ragel DOC "path to the ragel executable")
 mark_as_advanced(RAGEL_EXECUTABLE)