diff --git a/cartographer_ros/CMakeLists.txt b/cartographer_ros/CMakeLists.txt
index a7e483c..27514f9 100644
--- a/cartographer_ros/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cartographer_ros/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)  # Ships with Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty)
 
 project(cartographer_ros)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+
 set(PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES
   cartographer_ros_msgs
   geometry_msgs