diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 0bb76517..2dd2a932 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run tox
       run: |
         gcc --version
+        cmake --version
         tox  # this does not call docs
 
   coverage:
diff --git a/efel/cppcore/CMakeLists.txt b/efel/cppcore/CMakeLists.txt
index 3803c306..76ab05bb 100644
--- a/efel/cppcore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/efel/cppcore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,17 @@
 # along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.                   
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+
+# Set Compiler
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER gcc)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER g++)
+
+
+# Set C++ standard
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug)
 
@@ -23,7 +33,8 @@ set(FEATURESRCS Utils.cpp LibV1.cpp LibV2.cpp LibV3.cpp LibV5.cpp
     FillFptrTable.cpp DependencyTree.cpp efel.cpp cfeature.cpp
     mapoperations.cpp)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC -std=c++17")
+
 
 add_library(efelStatic ${FEATURESRCS})
 set_target_properties(efelStatic PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME efel)