diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 242169f36..b95d68a17 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9)
 project("llama.cpp" C CXX)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED true)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED true)