diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 471eee13..deba3a40 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.0...3.10)
 
 PROJECT(YetAnotherJSONParser C)
 
diff --git a/reformatter/CMakeLists.txt b/reformatter/CMakeLists.txt
index 52a9bee8..267d02e2 100644
--- a/reformatter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/reformatter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ IF (NOT WIN32)
 ENDIF (NOT WIN32)
 
 # copy the binary into the output directory
-GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(binPath json_reformat LOCATION)
-
 ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET json_reformat POST_BUILD
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${binPath} ${binDir})
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different $<TARGET_FILE:json_reformat> ${binDir})
 
 INSTALL(TARGETS json_reformat RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/verify/CMakeLists.txt b/verify/CMakeLists.txt
index 967fca16..2f390082 100644
--- a/verify/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/verify/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE(json_verify ${SRCS})
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(json_verify yajl_s)
 
 # copy in the binary
-GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(binPath json_verify LOCATION)
-
 ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET json_verify POST_BUILD
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${binPath} ${binDir})
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different $<TARGET_FILE:json_verify> ${binDir})
 
 INSTALL(TARGETS json_verify RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)