diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f00e5e5..7b942862 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 set(IRREXAMPLES
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt b/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
index 7712a233..62115c63 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
 	add_definitions(-D_DEBUG)
 endif()
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "^(GNU|Clang|AppleClang)$")