diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6423211..04bcbfe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ target_include_directories(multiprocess PUBLIC
   ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR})
 set_target_properties(multiprocess PROPERTIES
     PUBLIC_HEADER "${MP_PUBLIC_HEADERS}"
-    CXX_STANDARD 14
+    CXX_STANDARD 17
     CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES)
 install(TARGETS multiprocess EXPORT Multiprocess ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION include/mp)
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ target_link_libraries(mpgen PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
 target_link_libraries(mpgen PRIVATE multiprocess)
 set_target_properties(mpgen PROPERTIES
     INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE
-    CXX_STANDARD 14
+    CXX_STANDARD 17
     CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES)
 install(TARGETS mpgen EXPORT Multiprocess RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING AND TARGET CapnProto::kj-test)
   target_link_libraries(mptest PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
   target_link_libraries(mptest PRIVATE multiprocess)
   set_target_properties(mptest PROPERTIES
-    CXX_STANDARD 14
+    CXX_STANDARD 17
     CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES)
   add_test(NAME mptest COMMAND mptest)
 endif()
diff --git a/pkgconfig/libmultiprocess.pc.in b/pkgconfig/libmultiprocess.pc.in
index 506e356..d8bda42 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/libmultiprocess.pc.in
+++ b/pkgconfig/libmultiprocess.pc.in
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ Description: Multiprocess IPC library
 Version: 0.0
 
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lmultiprocess -L${capnp_prefix}/lib -lcapnp-rpc -lcapnp -lkj-async -lkj -pthread -lpthread
-Cflags: -std=c++14 -I${includedir} -I${capnp_prefix}/include -pthread
+Cflags: -std=c++17 -I${includedir} -I${capnp_prefix}/include -pthread