diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 521838b53fc8eb8579e295760f4c49844cb39dee..5ca51046d671a8a140eb7a67c4a80c180845e5b3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ INCLUDE(cmake/python.cmake)
 # Project definition
 COMPUTE_PROJECT_ARGS(PROJECT_ARGS LANGUAGES CXX)
 PROJECT(${PROJECT_NAME} ${PROJECT_ARGS})
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 # Project dependencies
 ADD_PROJECT_DEPENDENCY(Eigen3 REQUIRED PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRES eigen3)