diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45946b7..521963c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ project(skullc
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -Wextra")
 
 option(WITH_TESTS "Enable unit testing." OFF)