diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d4f40f..42664da 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ add_library(FairLogger
   logger/Logger.cxx
   logger/Logger.h
 )
+target_compile_features(FairLogger PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
 
 if(USE_BOOST_PRETTY_FUNCTION)
   target_link_libraries(FairLogger PUBLIC Boost::boost)
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ else()
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/logger/bundled>
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_INSTALL_BUNDLEDINCDIR}>
   )
+  target_compile_features(fmt PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
   target_compile_definitions(fmt INTERFACE FMT_HEADER_ONLY)
   target_link_libraries(FairLogger PUBLIC fmt)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake b/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake
index 09c84f4..11edab9 100644
--- a/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FairLoggerLib.cmake
@@ -95,13 +95,9 @@ macro(set_fairlogger_defaults)
 
   # Handle C++ standard level
   set(PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD 11)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-  if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD ${PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD})
-  elseif(${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD} LESS ${PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD})
+  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()
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
   # Generate compile_commands.json file (https://clang.llvm.org/docs/JSONCompilationDatabase.html)
   set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)