diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index bceb277..4e56d0e 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -102,11 +102,13 @@ outputs:
 
         # CMake integration
         - cd cmake_test
-        - cmake -GNinja %CMAKE_ARGS% .  # [win]
-        - cmake -GNinja $CMAKE_ARGS .   # [unix]
+        - export CMAKE_ARGS="$CMAKE_ARGS -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"  # [unix]
+        - set "CMAKE_ARGS=%CMAKE_ARGS% -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"    # [win]
+        - cmake $CMAKE_ARGS  -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD={{ cxx_standard }} .        # [unix]
+        - cmake %CMAKE_ARGS% -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD={{ cxx_standard }} .        # [win]
         - cmake --build .
-        - flags_example.exe             # [win]
-        - ./flags_example               # [unix]
+        - ./flags_example    # [unix]
+        - flags_example.exe  # [win]
 
   {% else %}  # shared_libs == "OFF"
 
@@ -153,11 +155,13 @@ outputs:
 
         # CMake integration
         - cd cmake_test
-        - cmake -GNinja %CMAKE_ARGS% .  # [win]
-        - cmake -GNinja $CMAKE_ARGS .   # [unix]
+        - export CMAKE_ARGS="$CMAKE_ARGS -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"  # [unix]
+        - set "CMAKE_ARGS=%CMAKE_ARGS% -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"    # [win]
+        - cmake $CMAKE_ARGS  -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD={{ cxx_standard }} .        # [unix]
+        - cmake %CMAKE_ARGS% -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD={{ cxx_standard }} .        # [win]
         - cmake --build .
-        - flags_example.exe             # [win]
-        - ./flags_example               # [unix]
+        - ./flags_example    # [unix]
+        - flags_example.exe  # [win]
 
   {% endif %}  # shared_libs == "ON" / "OFF"