diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b32962f9e3..96cd5a1e38 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ if (MSVC)
 endif()
 
 # Create the library target
-gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources})
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 17)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
   PUBLIC
   gz-math${GZ_MATH_VER}