diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index 283647f6..f99a63fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
           -DSYSTEMCCCI_BUILD_TESTS=ON ${{env.ESC}}
           -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{matrix.os.cxx_compiler}} ${{env.ESC}}
           -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${{matrix.os.c_compiler}} ${{env.ESC}}
-          -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11 ${{env.ESC}}
+          -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{matrix.systemc_version != '3.0.0' && '11' || '17'}} ${{env.ESC}}
           -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{env.SYSTEMC_HOME}}/lib/cmake/SystemCLanguage ${{env.ESC}}
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{env.CCI_HOME}} ${{env.ESC}}
           ../../..