diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 486a9f9e6..8aec2e99d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(PROJECT_NAME_STR cassandra)
 set(PROJECT_LIB_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME_STR})
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@ option(CASS_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ON)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 0)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_STRING ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}.beta3)
+set(PROJECT_VERSION_STRING ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}.beta4)
 
 # TODO(mstump) add version header
 
 # Build up the include paths
 set(PROJECT_INCLUDE_DIR ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 set(INCLUDES ${INCLUDES} ${PROJECT_INCLUDE_DIR})
-set(INCLUDES ${INCLUDES} "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/third_party/boost")
 
 #-------------------
 # Dependencies
@@ -183,6 +182,9 @@ if(CASS_BUILD_STATIC)
   add_library(${PROJECT_LIB_NAME_STATIC} STATIC ${ALL_SOURCE_FILES})
 endif()
 
+target_include_directories(${PROJECT_LIB_NAME} PUBLIC "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/third_party/boost")
+target_include_directories(${PROJECT_LIB_NAME_STATIC} PUBLIC "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/third_party/boost")
+
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIB_NAME} ${LIBS})
 if(CASS_BUILD_STATIC)
   target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIB_NAME_STATIC} ${LIBS})
diff --git a/examples/async/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/async/CMakeLists.txt
index b12c66df4..78e0bc2ba 100644
--- a/examples/async/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/async/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME async)
diff --git a/examples/basic/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/basic/CMakeLists.txt
index 8bee59ec1..feb334c8f 100644
--- a/examples/basic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/basic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME basic)
diff --git a/examples/batch/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/batch/CMakeLists.txt
index c900a6c23..9cb5c530e 100644
--- a/examples/batch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/batch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME batch)
diff --git a/examples/bind_by_name/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/bind_by_name/CMakeLists.txt
index 87a54d2e7..dd06f2f3f 100644
--- a/examples/bind_by_name/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/bind_by_name/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME bind_by_name)
diff --git a/examples/callbacks/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/callbacks/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b1f8cc96..925032c39 100644
--- a/examples/callbacks/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/callbacks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME callbacks)
diff --git a/examples/collections/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/collections/CMakeLists.txt
index d577f53b3..a703848bb 100644
--- a/examples/collections/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/collections/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME collections)
diff --git a/examples/maps/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/maps/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e0ae855c..8805514bf 100644
--- a/examples/maps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/maps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME maps)
diff --git a/examples/paging/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/paging/CMakeLists.txt
index ab2cc6d52..d34216c6b 100644
--- a/examples/paging/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/paging/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME paging)
diff --git a/examples/perf/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/perf/CMakeLists.txt
index 6360fcdb8..15b861b57 100644
--- a/examples/perf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/perf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME perf)
diff --git a/examples/prepared/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/prepared/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a159deec..0d89042e9 100644
--- a/examples/prepared/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/prepared/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME prepared)
diff --git a/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt
index 75efdeafe..58af298df 100644
--- a/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME simple)
diff --git a/examples/uuids/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/uuids/CMakeLists.txt
index 074c7c46a..6502756fd 100644
--- a/examples/uuids/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/uuids/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ".")
 set(PROJECT_EXAMPLE_NAME uuids)
diff --git a/test/ccm_bridge/CMakeLists.txt b/test/ccm_bridge/CMakeLists.txt
index a66c59c59..6f14b61d6 100644
--- a/test/ccm_bridge/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/ccm_bridge/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 project(CCMBridge C CXX)
 
diff --git a/test/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/test/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 0172796af..4d0e67f4f 100644
--- a/test/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 find_package(Boost 1.55.0 COMPONENTS system chrono thread unit_test_framework date_time program_options REQUIRED)
 
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/test/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 72110149f..cff571a6d 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 
 find_package(Boost 1.55.0 COMPONENTS system chrono thread unit_test_framework date_time program_options REQUIRED)