diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1107d9e..ea26059 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ endif()
 
 set (CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 set (CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)