diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d85b99..6dd4d34 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
-project(FDTD)
+project(FDTD LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED True)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
 find_package(OpenMP REQUIRED)
 
@@ -66,4 +70,4 @@ find_package(Kokkos REQUIRED)
 
 add_subdirectory(project)
 add_subdirectory(test)
-add_subdirectory(samples)
\ No newline at end of file
+add_subdirectory(samples)