diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ef7579f7d7fbd486ddbb63f791ffcfb7aa2fa1a1..dd20bc77638489b70b2f3cffb4aa408b0f53a86a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(openmesh
         VERSION 1.2.1
         LANGUAGES CXX )
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 13)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 add_subdirectory(OpenMesh)