diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e17446854e..1eb8c8e3228 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ include(cmake/build_type_helpers.cmake)
 include(cmake/build_helpers.cmake)
 include(cmake/install_helpers.cmake)
 
+# Store the used CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD or fallback to the highest supported standard of (c++14, c++17)
+ginkgo_set_cxx_standard()
+
 if(MSVC)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /bigobj")
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/GinkgoConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/GinkgoConfig.cmake.in
index 23b1d25adc1..f1cb7656ffd 100644
--- a/cmake/GinkgoConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/GinkgoConfig.cmake.in
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ set(GINKGO_DEBUG_POSTFIX "@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@")
 # Compiler configuration
 set(GINKGO_CXX_COMPILER "@CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER@")
 set(GINKGO_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION @CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION@)
+set(GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD "@GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD@")
 
 set(GINKGO_CXX_FLAGS "@CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS@")
 set(GINKGO_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "@CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG@")
diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index a1a1735f84e..945d5e61412 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,53 @@
 set(GINKGO_LIBRARY_PATH "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
 
+function(ginkgo_check_std_available std)
+    if (std EQUAL 23)
+        set(__std_macro 202302L)
+    elseif (std EQUAL 20)
+        set(__std_macro 202002L)
+    elseif (std EQUAL 17)
+        set(__std_macro 201703L)
+    elseif (std EQUAL 14)
+        set(__std_macro 201402L)
+    else ()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported CXX standard: ${std}.")
+    endif ()
+    try_compile(GINKGO_HAVE_CXX${std}
+            ${Ginkgo_BINARY_DIR}
+            ${Ginkgo_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/cxx_std_check.cpp
+            CMAKE_FLAGS -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${std}
+            COMPILE_DEFINITIONS -DCXX_STD=${__std_macro}
+    )
+    set(GINKGO_HAVE_CXX${std} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+macro(ginkgo_set_cxx_standard)
+    set(GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD ${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD})
+    if(NOT GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD)
+        ginkgo_check_std_available(14)
+        if (GINKGO_HAVE_CXX14)
+            set(GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+        endif ()
+        ginkgo_check_std_available(17)
+        if (GINKGO_HAVE_CXX17)
+            set(GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+        endif ()
+    endif ()
+    set(__supported_cxx_std 14 17 20 23)
+    if(NOT GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD IN_LIST __supported_cxx_std)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported CXX standard: ${GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD}.")
+    endif ()
+    foreach (__std IN LISTS __supported_cxx_std)
+        if (GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD GREATER_EQUAL __std)
+            set(GINKGO_HAVE_CXX${__std} ON)
+            set(GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD_FEATURE cxx_std_${__std})
+        else ()
+            set(GINKGO_HAVE_CXX${__std} OFF)
+        endif ()
+    endforeach ()
+    unset(__supported_cxx_std)
+endmacro()
+
 function(ginkgo_default_includes name)
     # set include path depending on used interface
     target_include_directories("${name}"
@@ -18,7 +66,7 @@ function(ginkgo_default_includes name)
 endfunction()
 
 function(ginkgo_compile_features name)
-    target_compile_features("${name}" PUBLIC cxx_std_14)
+    target_compile_features("${name}" PUBLIC ${GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD_FEATURE})
     # we set these properties regardless of the enabled backends,
     # because unknown properties are ignored
     set_target_properties("${name}" PROPERTIES HIP_STANDARD 14)
diff --git a/cmake/create_test.cmake b/cmake/create_test.cmake
index ecb75d5da39..b9c5f599d06 100644
--- a/cmake/create_test.cmake
+++ b/cmake/create_test.cmake
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ function(ginkgo_set_test_target_properties test_target_name test_library_suffix)
     else()
         target_link_libraries(${test_target_name} PRIVATE ginkgo_gtest_main${test_library_suffix})
     endif()
-    target_compile_features(${test_target_name} PUBLIC cxx_std_14)
     # we set these properties regardless of the enabled backends,
     # because unknown properties are ignored
     set_target_properties(${test_target_name} PROPERTIES HIP_STANDARD 14)
diff --git a/cmake/cxx_std_check.cpp b/cmake/cxx_std_check.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b73a66cea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/cxx_std_check.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 - 2024 The Ginkgo authors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+int main() { static_assert(__cplusplus >= CXX_STD); }
diff --git a/cmake/get_info.cmake b/cmake/get_info.cmake
index 6b904189151..ee24c47c4de 100644
--- a/cmake/get_info.cmake
+++ b/cmake/get_info.cmake
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ set(log_types "detailed_log;minimal_log")
 foreach(log_type ${log_types})
     ginkgo_print_module_footer(${${log_type}} "Ginkgo configuration:")
     ginkgo_print_foreach_variable(${${log_type}}
-        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE;BUILD_SHARED_LIBS;CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX"
+        "GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD;CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE;BUILD_SHARED_LIBS;CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX"
         "PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR;PROJECT_BINARY_DIR")
     string(SUBSTRING
         "
diff --git a/cmake/information_helpers.cmake b/cmake/information_helpers.cmake
index 0e667a90f02..7c6e8b845a8 100644
--- a/cmake/information_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/information_helpers.cmake
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ macro(ginkgo_pkg_information)
     # Prepare recursively populated library list
     list(APPEND GINKGO_INTERFACE_LIBS_FOUND "-lginkgo$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX}>")
     # Prepare recursively populated include directory list
-    list(APPEND GINKGO_INTERFACE_CFLAGS_FOUND "-I\\\${prefix}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
+    list(APPEND GINKGO_INTERFACE_CFLAGS_FOUND "-std=c++${GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD}" "-I\\\${prefix}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
 
     # Call the recursive interface libraries macro
     get_target_property(GINKGO_INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES ginkgo INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES)
diff --git a/core/test/accessor/CMakeLists.txt b/core/test/accessor/CMakeLists.txt
index 4fd0ff158d0..dbc64a5e8da 100644
--- a/core/test/accessor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/test/accessor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function(create_accessor_test test_name)
         ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
     string(REPLACE "/" "_" TEST_TARGET_NAME "${REL_BINARY_DIR}/${test_name}")
     add_executable("${TEST_TARGET_NAME}" "${test_name}.cpp")
-    target_compile_features("${TEST_TARGET_NAME}" PUBLIC cxx_std_14)
+    target_compile_features("${TEST_TARGET_NAME}" PUBLIC ${GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD_FEATURE})
     target_include_directories("${TEST_TARGET_NAME}"
         PRIVATE
         "${Ginkgo_SOURCE_DIR}"
diff --git a/core/test/gtest/ginkgo_mpi_main.cpp b/core/test/gtest/ginkgo_mpi_main.cpp
index a94cdc710a5..7e212c4d3f6 100644
--- a/core/test/gtest/ginkgo_mpi_main.cpp
+++ b/core/test/gtest/ginkgo_mpi_main.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
 
-    MPI_Init(&argc, &argv);
+    int provided_thread_support;
+    MPI_Init_thread(&argc, &argv, MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE,
+                    &provided_thread_support);
+    if (provided_thread_support != MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            "This test requires an thread compliant MPI implementation.");
+    }
     MPI_Comm comm(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
     int rank;
     int size;
diff --git a/core/test/mpi/distributed/CMakeLists.txt b/core/test/mpi/distributed/CMakeLists.txt
index db3be5e8e39..ad6929ecdef 100644
--- a/core/test/mpi/distributed/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/test/mpi/distributed/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ginkgo_create_test(helpers MPI_SIZE 1)
 ginkgo_create_test(matrix MPI_SIZE 1)
 ginkgo_create_test(neighborhood_communicator MPI_SIZE 6)
+ginkgo_create_test(row_gatherer MPI_SIZE 6)
 
 add_subdirectory(preconditioner)
diff --git a/core/test/mpi/distributed/row_gatherer.cpp b/core/test/mpi/distributed/row_gatherer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c39a8035c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/test/mpi/distributed/row_gatherer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 - 2024 The Ginkgo authors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+
+#include <ginkgo/core/distributed/neighborhood_communicator.hpp>
+#include <ginkgo/core/distributed/row_gatherer.hpp>
+#include <ginkgo/core/distributed/vector.hpp>
+
+
+#include "core/test/utils.hpp"
+#include "core/test/utils/assertions.hpp"
+
+
+template <typename IndexType>
+class RowGatherer : public ::testing::Test {
+protected:
+    using index_type = IndexType;
+    using part_type =
+        gko::experimental::distributed::Partition<index_type, long>;
+    using map_type =
+        gko::experimental::distributed::index_map<index_type, long>;
+    using row_gatherer_type =
+        gko::experimental::distributed::RowGatherer<index_type>;
+
+    RowGatherer()
+    {
+        int rank = this->comm.rank();
+        auto part = gko::share(part_type::build_from_global_size_uniform(
+            this->ref, this->comm.size(), this->comm.size() * 3));
+        auto recv_connections =
+            this->template create_recv_connections<long>()[rank];
+        auto imap =
+            map_type{this->ref, part, this->comm.rank(), recv_connections};
+        auto coll_comm =
+            std::make_shared<gko::experimental::mpi::neighborhood_communicator>(
+                this->comm, imap);
+        rg = row_gatherer_type::create(ref, coll_comm, imap);
+    }
+
+    void SetUp() override { ASSERT_EQ(comm.size(), 6); }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    std::array<gko::array<T>, 6> create_recv_connections()
+    {
+        return {gko::array<T>{ref, {3, 5, 10, 11}},
+                gko::array<T>{ref, {0, 1, 7, 12, 13}},
+                gko::array<T>{ref, {3, 4, 17}},
+                gko::array<T>{ref, {1, 2, 12, 14}},
+                gko::array<T>{ref, {4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 16}},
+                gko::array<T>{ref, {8, 12, 13, 14}}};
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<gko::Executor> ref = gko::ReferenceExecutor::create();
+    gko::experimental::mpi::communicator comm = MPI_COMM_WORLD;
+    std::shared_ptr<row_gatherer_type> rg;
+};
+
+TYPED_TEST_SUITE(RowGatherer, gko::test::IndexTypes, TypenameNameGenerator);
+
+TYPED_TEST(RowGatherer, CanDefaultConstruct)
+{
+    using RowGatherer = typename TestFixture::row_gatherer_type;
+
+    auto rg = RowGatherer::create(this->ref, this->comm);
+
+    GKO_ASSERT_EQUAL_DIMENSIONS(rg, gko::dim<2>());
+}
+
+
+TYPED_TEST(RowGatherer, CanConstructWithEmptCollectiveCommAndIndexMap)
+{
+    using RowGatherer = typename TestFixture::row_gatherer_type;
+    using IndexMap = typename TestFixture::map_type;
+    auto coll_comm =
+        std::make_shared<gko::experimental::mpi::neighborhood_communicator>(
+            this->comm);
+    auto map = IndexMap{this->ref};
+
+    auto rg = RowGatherer::create(this->ref, coll_comm, map);
+
+    GKO_ASSERT_EQUAL_DIMENSIONS(rg, gko::dim<2>());
+}
+
+
+TYPED_TEST(RowGatherer, CanConstructFromCollectiveCommAndIndexMap)
+{
+    using RowGatherer = typename TestFixture::row_gatherer_type;
+    using Part = typename TestFixture::part_type;
+    using IndexMap = typename TestFixture::map_type;
+    int rank = this->comm.rank();
+    auto part = gko::share(Part::build_from_global_size_uniform(
+        this->ref, this->comm.size(), this->comm.size() * 3));
+    auto recv_connections =
+        this->template create_recv_connections<long>()[rank];
+    auto imap = IndexMap{this->ref, part, this->comm.rank(), recv_connections};
+    auto coll_comm =
+        std::make_shared<gko::experimental::mpi::neighborhood_communicator>(
+            this->comm, imap);
+
+    auto rg = RowGatherer::create(this->ref, coll_comm, imap);
+
+    gko::dim<2> size{recv_connections.get_size(), 18};
+    GKO_ASSERT_EQUAL_DIMENSIONS(rg, size);
+}
+
+
+TYPED_TEST(RowGatherer, CanApply)
+{
+    using Dense = gko::matrix::Dense<double>;
+    using Vector = gko::experimental::distributed::Vector<double>;
+    int rank = this->comm.rank();
+    auto offset = static_cast<double>(rank * 3);
+    auto b = Vector::create(
+        this->ref, this->comm, gko::dim<2>{18, 1},
+        gko::initialize<Dense>({offset, offset + 1, offset + 2}, this->ref));
+    auto x = Dense::create(this->ref, gko::dim<2>{this->rg->get_size()[0], 1});
+
+    this->rg->apply(b, x);
+
+    auto expected = this->template create_recv_connections<double>()[rank];
+    auto expected_vec = Dense::create(
+        this->ref, gko::dim<2>{expected.get_size(), 1}, expected, 1);
+    GKO_ASSERT_MTX_NEAR(x, expected_vec, 0.0);
+}
+
+
+TYPED_TEST(RowGatherer, CanApplyAsync)
+{
+    using Dense = gko::matrix::Dense<double>;
+    using Vector = gko::experimental::distributed::Vector<double>;
+    int rank = this->comm.rank();
+    auto offset = static_cast<double>(rank * 3);
+    auto b = Vector::create(
+        this->ref, this->comm, gko::dim<2>{18, 1},
+        gko::initialize<Dense>({offset, offset + 1, offset + 2}, this->ref));
+    auto x = Dense::create(this->ref, gko::dim<2>{this->rg->get_size()[0], 1});
+
+    auto future = this->rg->apply_async(b, x);
+    future.wait();
+
+    auto expected = this->template create_recv_connections<double>()[rank];
+    auto expected_vec = Dense::create(
+        this->ref, gko::dim<2>{expected.get_size(), 1}, expected, 1);
+    GKO_ASSERT_MTX_NEAR(x, expected_vec, 0.0);
+}
+
+
+TYPED_TEST(RowGatherer, CanFinishFutureAfterReset)
+{
+    using Dense = gko::matrix::Dense<double>;
+    using Vector = gko::experimental::distributed::Vector<double>;
+    int rank = this->comm.rank();
+    auto offset = static_cast<double>(rank * 3);
+    auto b = Vector::create(
+        this->ref, this->comm, gko::dim<2>{18, 1},
+        gko::initialize<Dense>({offset, offset + 1, offset + 2}, this->ref));
+    auto x = Dense::create(this->ref, gko::dim<2>{this->rg->get_size()[0], 1});
+
+    auto future = this->rg->apply_async(b, x);
+    this->rg.reset();
+    future.wait();
+
+    auto expected = this->template create_recv_connections<double>()[rank];
+    auto expected_vec = Dense::create(
+        this->ref, gko::dim<2>{expected.get_size(), 1}, expected, 1);
+    GKO_ASSERT_MTX_NEAR(x, expected_vec, 0.0);
+}
+
+
+TYPED_TEST(RowGatherer, CanApplyAsyncWithMultipleColumns)
+{
+    using Dense = gko::matrix::Dense<double>;
+    using Vector = gko::experimental::distributed::Vector<double>;
+    int rank = this->comm.rank();
+    auto offset = static_cast<double>(rank * 3);
+    auto b = Vector::create(
+        this->ref, this->comm, gko::dim<2>{18, 2},
+        gko::initialize<Dense>({{offset, offset * offset},
+                                {offset + 1, offset * offset + 1},
+                                {offset + 2, offset * offset + 2}},
+                               this->ref));
+    auto x = Dense::create(this->ref, gko::dim<2>{this->rg->get_size()[0], 2});
+
+    this->rg->apply_async(b, x).wait();
+
+    gko::array<double> expected[] = {
+        gko::array<double>{this->ref, {3, 9, 5, 11, 10, 82, 11, 83}},
+        gko::array<double>{this->ref, {0, 0, 1, 1, 7, 37, 12, 144, 13, 145}},
+        gko::array<double>{this->ref, {3, 9, 4, 10, 17, 227}},
+        gko::array<double>{this->ref, {1, 1, 2, 2, 12, 144, 14, 146}},
+        gko::array<double>{this->ref,
+                           {4, 10, 5, 11, 9, 81, 10, 82, 15, 225, 16, 226}},
+        gko::array<double>{this->ref, {8, 38, 12, 144, 13, 145, 14, 146}}};
+    auto expected_vec =
+        Dense::create(this->ref, gko::dim<2>{expected[rank].get_size() / 2, 2},
+                      expected[rank], 2);
+    GKO_ASSERT_MTX_NEAR(x, expected_vec, 0.0);
+}
+
+
+TYPED_TEST(RowGatherer, ThrowsOnAdvancedApply)
+{
+    using RowGatherer = typename TestFixture::row_gatherer_type;
+    using Dense = gko::matrix::Dense<double>;
+    using Vector = gko::experimental::distributed::Vector<double>;
+    auto rg = RowGatherer::create(this->ref, this->comm);
+    auto b = Vector::create(this->ref, this->comm);
+    auto x = Dense::create(this->ref);
+    auto alpha = Dense::create(this->ref, gko::dim<2>{1, 1});
+    auto beta = Dense::create(this->ref, gko::dim<2>{1, 1});
+
+    ASSERT_THROW(rg->apply(alpha, b, beta, x), gko::NotImplemented);
+}
diff --git a/dpcpp/CMakeLists.txt b/dpcpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c75943b330..9ebecf54ab4 100644
--- a/dpcpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dpcpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ gko_add_sycl_to_target(TARGET ginkgo_dpcpp)
 # Note: add MKL as PRIVATE not PUBLIC (MKL example shows) to avoid propagating
 # find_package(MKL) everywhere when linking ginkgo (see the MKL example
 # https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/documentation/onemkl-windows-developer-guide/top/getting-started/cmake-config-for-onemkl.html)
-target_compile_features(ginkgo_dpcpp PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+target_compile_features(ginkgo_dpcpp PRIVATE cxx_std_17 INTERFACE ${GINKGO_CXX_STANDARD_FEATURE})
 target_link_options(ginkgo_dpcpp PRIVATE -fsycl-device-lib=all)
 # When building ginkgo as a static library, we need to use dpcpp and per_kernel
 # link option when the program uses a dpcpp related function.
diff --git a/include/ginkgo/config.hpp.in b/include/ginkgo/config.hpp.in
index 329918399d6..98c56472bb4 100644
--- a/include/ginkgo/config.hpp.in
+++ b/include/ginkgo/config.hpp.in
@@ -112,4 +112,10 @@
 // clang-format on
 
 
+/* Do we support C++17? */
+// clang-format off
+#cmakedefine01 GINKGO_HAVE_CXX17
+// clang-format on
+
+
 #endif  // GKO_INCLUDE_CONFIG_H
diff --git a/test/test_exportbuild/CMakeLists.txt b/test/test_exportbuild/CMakeLists.txt
index c65f964d9a0..cb8f0b1225c 100644
--- a/test/test_exportbuild/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/test_exportbuild/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ find_package(Ginkgo REQUIRED
 # Here, we use test install without any data. We instantiate the
 # interface only.
 add_executable(test_exportbuild ../test_install/test_install.cpp)
-target_compile_features(test_exportbuild PUBLIC cxx_std_14)
 target_link_libraries(test_exportbuild PRIVATE Ginkgo::ginkgo)
diff --git a/test/test_install/CMakeLists.txt b/test/test_install/CMakeLists.txt
index ee19b8d030e..cf5628df88a 100644
--- a/test/test_install/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/test_install/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ if (GINKGO_BUILD_REFERENCE)
     set(HAS_REFERENCE 1)
 endif()
 add_executable(test_install test_install.cpp)
-target_compile_features(test_install PUBLIC cxx_std_14)
 target_compile_definitions(test_install PRIVATE HAS_REFERENCE=${HAS_REFERENCE})
 target_link_libraries(test_install PRIVATE Ginkgo::ginkgo)
 if(GINKGO_BUILD_MPI)
diff --git a/test/test_pkgconfig/CMakeLists.txt b/test/test_pkgconfig/CMakeLists.txt
index e904f997f26..ad78dfc9ed2 100644
--- a/test/test_pkgconfig/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/test_pkgconfig/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ pkg_check_modules(GINKGO REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET ginkgo)
 # Here, we use test install without any data. We instantiate the
 # interface only.
 add_executable(test_pkgconfig ../test_install/test_install.cpp)
-target_compile_features(test_pkgconfig PUBLIC cxx_std_14)
 # CMake PkgConfig only puts the -l, -L, and -framework into link_libraries and others into link_options
 # When linking the target, the linking option will be before the compiled object to lead the linking error
 set_property(TARGET PkgConfig::GINKGO PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${GINKGO_LDFLAGS}")
diff --git a/test/test_subdir/CMakeLists.txt b/test/test_subdir/CMakeLists.txt
index dcf846f4adc..00ae3bc07e2 100644
--- a/test/test_subdir/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/test_subdir/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ file(CREATE_LINK "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../.." "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR
 add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ginkgo")
 
 add_executable(test_subdir ../test_install/test_install.cpp)
-target_compile_features(test_subdir PUBLIC cxx_std_14)
 target_link_libraries(test_subdir PRIVATE Ginkgo::ginkgo)