diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 131ea20..0a8f585 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 project(SoundTouch VERSION 2.3.3 LANGUAGES CXX)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)