diff --git a/cmake/sbs.cmake b/cmake/sbs.cmake
index dc56212db454cba1f02a9945ec405ff1ceb543e2..8cfd4768d4bf18019137171d3fbdcebe0ba96b2f 100644
--- a/cmake/sbs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sbs.cmake
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 
 enable_language(C CXX ASM)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
 # Load in SBS_BASE the project path
 cmake_path(GET CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR PARENT_PATH SBS_BASE)