diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5678d36..253e6a9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 project(ochess VERSION 0.0.0)
 
+# Configure CXX Standards
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+
 # wxWidgets
 find_package(wxWidgets COMPONENTS net gl core base adv aui propgrid richtext REQUIRED)
 include(${wxWidgets_USE_FILE})