diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c0baac..019eb1c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8...3.22)
 project(sapphire-compiler LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
-set(CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED 17)
+set(CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED 20)
 
 find_package(LLVM REQUIRED CONFIG)