diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a34284d..3f3cc56 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
 include(FindOpenMP)
 if(OPENMP_FOUND)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_CXX_FLAGS}")