diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 84f4f9011..14f4f830f 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 gz_get_libsources_and_unittests(sources gtest_sources)
-gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources}) 
+gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}