diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 307d5bebae0e17cfd6ddbdf1f48c037ac7b177e9..211441a57f235f766fb722c8f96161a6b5649831 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ INCLUDE(cmake/python.cmake)
 # Project definition
 COMPUTE_PROJECT_ARGS(PROJECT_ARGS LANGUAGES CXX)
 PROJECT(${PROJECT_NAME} ${PROJECT_ARGS})
+CHECK_MINIMAL_CXX_STANDARD(14 ENFORCE)
 
 # Project dependencies
 FINDPYTHON()