diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e346e5..ed267a9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 MESSAGE(STATUS "Threads library: " ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 
 set(Boost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE ON)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 
 # Compiler specific configuration: