diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d269fab..85ba289 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.21 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 get_directory_property(parent_dir PARENT_DIRECTORY)
 if ("${parent_dir}" STREQUAL "")
-    # OSX deployment target needs to be set before the `project()` call
-    set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "10.9" CACHE STRING "Minimum OS X deployment target")
+    # OSX deployment target needs to be set before the `project()` call. Move to 10.11 to allow Juce8
+    set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "10.11" CACHE STRING "Minimum OS X deployment target")
     set(is_toplevel 1)
 else ()
     set(is_toplevel 0)