diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 03e3303a..03dd771b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ endif (MSVC AND MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT)
 find_package(Boost COMPONENTS system thread REQUIRED)
 find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-find_package(SimGear 2.11.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(SimGear 2.12.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(GDAL 1.6.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(TIFF REQUIRED) # needed for SRTM