diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 28983ffe9..138d7dd87 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ project(
 	meson_version: '>=0.49.0',
 	default_options: [
 		'c_std=c11',
+		'cpp_std=c++17',
 		'warning_level=3',
 	],
 )