diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 633152b62..aa26498d0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ endif()
 project(minetest)
 set(PROJECT_NAME_CAPITALIZED "Minetest")
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED TRUE)
 set(GCC_MINIMUM_VERSION "7.5")
 set(CLANG_MINIMUM_VERSION "6.0")