diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bc4fa56e25..15f7fe614a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(OpenMW)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)