new abseil requires minimum 17
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4532801..e4af6ec 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_policy(VERSION 3.1)
 project(evolution-data-server
 	VERSION 3.46.4
 	LANGUAGES C CXX)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(PROJECT_BUGREPORT "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/issues/")
 
 # Base Version: This is for API/version tracking for things like