diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 722d944e..01518aa0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ set(TESTS_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test)
 set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules/")
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+if(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} NOT STREQUAL "")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+endif(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} NOT STREQUAL "")
 
 if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Unix Makefiles|Ninja")
 # some LSP servers expect compile_commands.json in the project root