diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 10c804d..297eb90 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ if(CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
   set(NOT_SUBPROJECT TRUE)
 endif()
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
 # Initialize CPM.cmake
 include(cmake/CPM.cmake)