diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a5b4886..e68d3fb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ add_library(FairLogger
   logger/Logger.cxx
   logger/Logger.h
 )
-target_compile_features(FairLogger PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
+target_compile_features(FairLogger PUBLIC cxx_std_14)
 
 if(USE_BOOST_PRETTY_FUNCTION)
   target_link_libraries(FairLogger PUBLIC Boost::boost)
diff --git a/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake b/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake
index a48a566..03e0811 100644
--- a/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ macro(set_fairlogger_defaults)
   endif()
 
   # Handle C++ standard level
-  set(PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+  set(PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD 14)
   if(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD LESS PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "A minimum CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD of ${PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD} is required.")
   endif()