diff --git a/kdl_parser/CMakeLists.txt b/kdl_parser/CMakeLists.txt
index ac3a552..a187c33 100644
--- a/kdl_parser/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kdl_parser/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ find_package(urdf REQUIRED)
 find_package(urdfdom_headers REQUIRED)
 find_package(rcutils REQUIRED)
 
-# Default to C++14
+# Default to C++17
 if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 endif()
 
 add_library(