diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ff9290e..4ffea1b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0 FATAL_ERROR) # because of CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD
 project(jbus)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
 if(WIN32)
 set(JBUS_PLAT_LIBS Ws2_32)
 elseif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)