diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c8bf269..89ba840 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ include(KDEInstallDirs)
 include(KDECMakeSettings)
 include(KDECompilerSettings)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
 find_package(KF5Plasma REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5 ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED Quick)
 find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Plasma)
diff --git a/i3ipc++ b/i3ipc++
index edb1a86..50ae728 160000
--- a/i3ipc++
+++ b/i3ipc++
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit edb1a864f04c2fdf1e83d7bd23017b62b08961ca
+Subproject commit 50ae7287c2ddb57fb81381d0e0d3775b77bd5f66