diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bb99e4bde5..3d4fe63e5a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ set(BITPIT_LIBRARY ${PROJECT_NAME} CACHE INTERNAL "bitpit library name" FORCE)
 
 add_library(${BITPIT_LIBRARY})
 
-target_compile_features(${BITPIT_LIBRARY} PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
-set_target_properties(${BITPIT_LIBRARY} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11)
+target_compile_features(${BITPIT_LIBRARY} PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+set_target_properties(${BITPIT_LIBRARY} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set_target_properties(${BITPIT_LIBRARY} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 if (BITPIT_ENABLE_MPI)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 465f35d071..464b26f976 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ if(BITPIT_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
 
         add_executable(${EXAMPLE_NAME} "${EXAMPLE_SOURCES}")
 
-        target_compile_features(${EXAMPLE_NAME} PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
-        set_target_properties(${EXAMPLE_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11)
+        target_compile_features(${EXAMPLE_NAME} PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+        set_target_properties(${EXAMPLE_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17)
         set_target_properties(${EXAMPLE_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
         target_link_libraries(${EXAMPLE_NAME} ${BITPIT_LIBRARY})
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ea7ebd94a..8c21289a9f 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ function(configureModule MODULE_NAME)
         add_library(${UPPER_MODULE_NAME}_TARGET_OBJECT OBJECT)
         target_sources(${UPPER_MODULE_NAME}_TARGET_OBJECT PRIVATE ${${UPPER_MODULE_NAME}_SOURCES})
 
-        target_compile_features(${UPPER_MODULE_NAME}_TARGET_OBJECT PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
-        set_target_properties(${UPPER_MODULE_NAME}_TARGET_OBJECT PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11)
+        target_compile_features(${UPPER_MODULE_NAME}_TARGET_OBJECT PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+        set_target_properties(${UPPER_MODULE_NAME}_TARGET_OBJECT PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17)
         set_target_properties(${UPPER_MODULE_NAME}_TARGET_OBJECT PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
         set_target_properties(${UPPER_MODULE_NAME}_TARGET_OBJECT PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
         set_lto_property(${UPPER_MODULE_NAME}_TARGET_OBJECT)
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 00021e9971..a77ccc31e3 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ function(addTest TEST_NAME TEST_TYPE TEST_MODULES TEST_LIBRARIES WORKING_DIRECTO
     # Add test target
     add_executable(${TEST_TARGET_NAME} "${TEST_NAME}.cpp")
 
-    target_compile_features(${TEST_TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
-    set_target_properties(${TEST_TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11)
+    target_compile_features(${TEST_TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+    set_target_properties(${TEST_TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17)
     set_target_properties(${TEST_TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
     target_link_libraries(${TEST_TARGET_NAME} ${BITPIT_LIBRARY})