--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 					"<!@(find <(OZW_INC) -name OZWException.h -exec echo -n \"-fexceptions\" \\;)"
 				],
 				"cflags_cc": [
-					"-std=c++11"
+					"-std=c++17"
 				],
 				"cflags_cc!": [
 					"<!@(find <(OZW_INC) -name OZWException.h -exec echo -n \"-fno-exceptions\" \\;)"