diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 04d3c58a..e6af5d6d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ get_git_version()
 project(FairMQ VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX)
 message(STATUS "${BWhite}${PROJECT_NAME}${CR} ${PROJECT_GIT_VERSION} from ${PROJECT_DATE}")
 
-if(BUILD_OFI_TRANSPORT OR BUILD_SDK OR BUILD_PMIX_PLUGIN)
-  set(PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-else()
-  set(PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD 11)
-endif()
+set(PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 set_fairmq_defaults()
 
@@ -262,7 +258,7 @@ install_cmake_package()
 
 # Summary ######################################################################
 message(STATUS "  ")
-message(STATUS "  ${Cyan}CXX STANDARD${CR}       ${BGreen}C++${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}${CR} (>= C++${PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD}, change with ${BMagenta}-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17${CR})")
+message(STATUS "  ${Cyan}CXX STANDARD${CR}       ${BGreen}C++${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}${CR} (>= C++${PROJECT_MIN_CXX_STANDARD}, change with ${BMagenta}-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20${CR})")
 if(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)
   message(STATUS "  ")
   message(STATUS "  ${Cyan}GLOBAL CXX FLAGS${CR}  ${BGreen}${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}${CR}")
@@ -365,9 +361,9 @@ else()
 endif()
 message(STATUS "  ${BWhite}tests${CR}              ${tests_summary}")
 if(BUILD_OFI_TRANSPORT)
-  set(ofi_summary "${BGreen}YES${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (requires C++14) (disable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_OFI_TRANSPORT=OFF${CR})")
+  set(ofi_summary "${BGreen}YES${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (disable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_OFI_TRANSPORT=OFF${CR})")
 else()
-  set(ofi_summary "${BRed} NO${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (requires C++14) (default, enable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_OFI_TRANSPORT=ON${CR})")
+  set(ofi_summary "${BRed} NO${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (default, enable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_OFI_TRANSPORT=ON${CR})")
 endif()
 message(STATUS "  ${BWhite}ofi_transport${CR}      ${ofi_summary}")
 if(BUILD_DDS_PLUGIN)
@@ -377,9 +373,9 @@ else()
 endif()
 message(STATUS "  ${BWhite}dds_plugin${CR}         ${dds_summary}")
 if(BUILD_PMIX_PLUGIN)
-  set(pmix_summary "${BGreen}YES${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (requires C++14) (disable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_PMIX_PLUGIN=OFF${CR})")
+  set(pmix_summary "${BGreen}YES${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (disable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_PMIX_PLUGIN=OFF${CR})")
 else()
-  set(pmix_summary "${BRed} NO${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (requires C++14) (default, enable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_PMIX_PLUGIN=ON${CR})")
+  set(pmix_summary "${BRed} NO${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (default, enable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_PMIX_PLUGIN=ON${CR})")
 endif()
 message(STATUS "  ${BWhite}pmix_plugin${CR}        ${pmix_summary}")
 if(BUILD_EXAMPLES)
@@ -395,9 +391,9 @@ else()
 endif()
 message(STATUS "  ${BWhite}docs${CR}               ${docs_summary}")
 if(BUILD_SDK)
-  set(sdk_summary "${BGreen}YES${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (required C++14) (disable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_SDK=OFF${CR})")
+  set(sdk_summary "${BGreen}YES${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (disable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_SDK=OFF${CR})")
 else()
-  set(sdk_summary "${BRed} NO${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (required C++14) (default, enable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_SDK=ON${CR})")
+  set(sdk_summary "${BRed} NO${CR}    EXPERIMENTAL (default, enable with ${BMagenta}-DBUILD_SDK=ON${CR})")
 endif()
 message(STATUS "  ${BWhite}sdk${CR}                ${sdk_summary}")
 if(BUILD_SDK_COMMANDS)