diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f64c819..9cca690 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/release-packaging" CACHE PATH "")
 # message(FATAL_ERROR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 
diff --git a/scripts/target_post.cmake b/scripts/target_post.cmake
index a54ff95..647b75a 100644
--- a/scripts/target_post.cmake
+++ b/scripts/target_post.cmake
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ target_include_directories(
   "${FLUID_VERSION_PATH}"
 )
 
-set_target_properties(${PROG} 
-    PROPERTIES
-    CXX_STANDARD 14
-    CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
-    CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF
-)
-
 if (APPLE)
   #targeting <= 10.9, need to explicitly set libc++
   target_compile_options(${PROG} PRIVATE -stdlib=libc++)