diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c1a1f06cdb01a226f0306735eaf4870f887198b2..66adaeb4eb45575cbda5ef398d82d4db37d46c50 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ INCLUDE(cmake/boost.cmake)
 # Project definition
 COMPUTE_PROJECT_ARGS(PROJECT_ARGS LANGUAGES CXX)
 PROJECT(${PROJECT_NAME} ${PROJECT_ARGS})
-CHECK_MINIMAL_CXX_STANDARD(11 ENFORCE)
+CHECK_MINIMAL_CXX_STANDARD(14 ENFORCE)
 
 INCLUDE(cmake/pthread.cmake)  # needs to be included after the CXX definition