diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f78a1281c..f99bc396c0 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.3)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON) # not necessary, but encouraged
 
 project(IfcOpenShell VERSION 0.8.0)