diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97aa13bb2..e61256f03 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ include(init)
 
 project(MP)
 
-# Set the c++11 flag without GNU extensions.
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+# Set the c++17 flag without GNU extensions.
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ function (add_mp_library name)
     PUBLIC ${add_mp_library_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
   target_include_directories(${name}
     PUBLIC ${add_mp_library_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES})
-  set_property(TARGET ${name}  PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
+  set_property(TARGET ${name}  PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
   if (add_mp_library_DEPENDS)
     add_dependencies(${name} ${add_mp_library_DEPENDS})
   endif ()
diff --git a/nl-writer2/CMakeLists.txt b/nl-writer2/CMakeLists.txt
index cc7e84659..b9132960a 100644
--- a/nl-writer2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nl-writer2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 project(NLWriter2)
 
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED True)
 
 
diff --git a/solvers/CMakeLists.txt b/solvers/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d98f29ab..59f135c42 100644
--- a/solvers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/solvers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function(add_ampl_solver name)
   if(add_ampl_solver_VERSION)
       target_compile_definitions(${static_lib} PUBLIC DRIVER_DATE=${add_ampl_solver_VERSION})
   endif()
-  set_property(TARGET ${static_lib}  PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
+  set_property(TARGET ${static_lib}  PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
   if (use_dll_runtime)
     target_link_libraries(${static_lib} PUBLIC mp-dynrt)
   else ()
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 760e36f42..4f9f85771 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function(add_mp_test name)
   cmake_parse_arguments(add_mp_test "" "" LIBS ${ARGN})
   add_executable(${name} ${add_mp_test_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
   set_target_properties(${name} PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${name})
-  set_property(TARGET ${name}  PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
+  set_property(TARGET ${name}  PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
   if (MINGW)
     set_target_properties(${name} PROPERTIES
       LINK_FLAGS "-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++")