diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cf85c588d..a61b65745 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ message(STATUS "Target architecture: ${ARCHITECTURE}")
 # Configure C++ standard
 # ===========================
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 # set up output paths for executable binaries