diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0cf8ff5..adfa7e1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -pedantic -Wextra -fvisibility=hidden")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -pedantic -Wextra")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++17 -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -pedantic -Wextra")
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-undefined")
 
 option(PROCESS_CPP_WERROR "Treat warnings as errors" ON)