diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ea2e68e0f..58b93a2ef 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ if (NOT WIN32)
 endif()
 
 sdf_add_library(${sdf_target} ${sources})
+target_compile_features(${sdf_target} PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
 target_link_libraries(${sdf_target} PUBLIC ${IGNITION-MATH_LIBRARIES})
 
 target_include_directories(${sdf_target}