diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 775c305..5be4ccc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ option(Tests "Build the tests executable" OFF)
 option(Web "Include the web components" ON)
 
 # Build flags
+set(CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(DEBUG_FLAGS "-g -O0 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic")
 set(RELEASE_FLAGS "-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -finline-functions")