diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mi/minia/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mi/minia/package.nix
index 1397cc2cb286..33dfd798cad7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mi/minia/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mi/minia/package.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rm -rf thirdparty/gatb-core/gatb-core/thirdparty/{hdf5,boost}
   '';
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+    substituteInPlace thirdparty/gatb-core/gatb-core/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1.0)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Short read genome assembler";
     mainProgram = "minia";