diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 017efec78e77c4f8ede405b07cb92e1f536da530..25e3d48a3039551a642854241f619a1eab38f904 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ set(OVM_ENABLE_UNITTESTS ${OVM_STANDALONE_BUILD} CACHE BOOL "Build OpenVolumeMes
 set(OVM_ENABLE_EXAMPLES ${OVM_STANDALONE_BUILD} CACHE BOOL "Build OpenVolumeMesh examples")
 set(OVM_BUILD_DOCUMENTATION ${OVM_STANDALONE_BUILD} CACHE BOOL "Build OpenVolumeMesh documentation")
 
-set(OVM_CXX_VERSION 14 CACHE STRING "C++ version to use")
-set_property(CACHE OVM_CXX_VERSION PROPERTY STRINGS 14 17 20)
+set(OVM_CXX_VERSION 11 CACHE STRING "C++ version to use")
+set_property(CACHE OVM_CXX_VERSION PROPERTY STRINGS 11 14 17 20)
 
 if (OVM_STANDALONE_BUILD)
     set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Build/bin")