diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 23f5063..1fa10b8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ set(ENTITYX_BUILD_SHARED true CACHE BOOL "Build shared libraries?")
 include(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckIncludeFile.cmake)
 include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 # Default compiler args
 if(0)
 if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "(GNU|.*Clang)")
