diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f8448af48..e26cc2686 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ include(cmake/Format.cmake)
 # Add a library
 add_library(spiner INTERFACE)
 add_library(spiner::spiner ALIAS spiner)
+target_compile_features(spiner INTERFACE cxx_std_17)
 
 # ##############################################################################
 # Dependencies           #