diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ba85fa..f18fd1e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
-project(proxywrapper)
+project(proxywrapper C CXX)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
