diff --git a/rascaline-c-api/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt b/rascaline-c-api/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c6184820..c783b584e 100644
--- a/rascaline-c-api/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rascaline-c-api/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 add_library(catch STATIC catch.cpp)
 target_include_directories(catch PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
-target_compile_features(catch PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
+target_compile_features(catch PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
diff --git a/rascaline-torch/CMakeLists.txt b/rascaline-torch/CMakeLists.txt
index 156c727f2..f1f343809 100644
--- a/rascaline-torch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rascaline-torch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ add_library(rascaline_torch SHARED
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(rascaline_torch PUBLIC torch metatensor_torch rascaline)
-target_compile_features(rascaline_torch PUBLIC cxx_std_14)
+target_compile_features(rascaline_torch PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
 target_include_directories(rascaline_torch PUBLIC
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include>