diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f9c249cfa..f94409c57e 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ set_target_properties(
   kvikio
   PROPERTIES BUILD_RPATH "\$ORIGIN"
              INSTALL_RPATH "\$ORIGIN"
-             CXX_STANDARD 17
+             CXX_STANDARD 20
              CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
              POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
              INTERFACE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON