diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 13e69a8d..2a770e8e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ set_default_build_type(Release)
 # zenohcxx without dependencies
 add_library(zenohcxx INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(zenohcxx INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+target_compile_features(zenohcxx INTERFACE cxx_std_17)
 
 if(ZENOHCXX_ZENOHPICO)
 	if(NOT TARGET zenohpico::lib) # Only find if target is not already available
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ if(ZENOHCXX_ZENOHPICO)
 		add_library(zenohcxx_zenohpico INTERFACE)
 		target_compile_definitions(zenohcxx_zenohpico INTERFACE ZENOHCXX_ZENOHPICO)
 		target_include_directories(zenohcxx_zenohpico INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+		target_compile_features(zenohcxx_zenohpico INTERFACE cxx_std_17)
 		add_dependencies(zenohcxx_zenohpico zenohpico::lib)
 		target_link_libraries(zenohcxx_zenohpico INTERFACE zenohpico::lib)
 		add_library(zenohcxx::zenohpico ALIAS zenohcxx_zenohpico)
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ if(ZENOHCXX_ZENOHC)
 		add_library(zenohcxx_zenohc INTERFACE)
 		target_compile_definitions(zenohcxx_zenohc INTERFACE ZENOHCXX_ZENOHC)
 		target_include_directories(zenohcxx_zenohc INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+		target_compile_features(zenohcxx_zenohc INTERFACE cxx_std_17)
 		add_dependencies(zenohcxx_zenohc zenohc::lib)
 		target_link_libraries(zenohcxx_zenohc INTERFACE zenohc::lib)
 		add_library(zenohcxx::zenohc ALIAS zenohcxx_zenohc)
diff --git a/install/PackageConfig.cmake.in b/install/PackageConfig.cmake.in
index 3033f726..480a551c 100644
--- a/install/PackageConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/install/PackageConfig.cmake.in
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ endif()
 if(NOT TARGET zenohcxx)
 	add_library(zenohcxx INTERFACE IMPORTED)
 	target_include_directories(zenohcxx INTERFACE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@")
+	target_compile_features(zenohcxx INTERFACE cxx_std_17)
 endif()
 
 # zenohcxx for zenohpico
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ if(TARGET zenohpico::lib AND NOT TARGET zenohcxx_zenohpico)
 	add_library(zenohcxx_zenohpico INTERFACE IMPORTED)
 	target_compile_definitions(zenohcxx_zenohpico INTERFACE ZENOHCXX_ZENOHPICO)
     target_include_directories(zenohcxx_zenohpico INTERFACE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@")
+	target_compile_features(zenohcxx_zenohpico INTERFACE cxx_std_17)
 	add_dependencies(zenohcxx_zenohpico zenohpico::lib)
 	target_link_libraries(zenohcxx_zenohpico INTERFACE zenohpico::lib)
 	add_library(zenohcxx::zenohpico ALIAS zenohcxx_zenohpico)
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ if(TARGET zenohc::lib AND NOT TARGET zenohcxx_zenohc)
 	add_library(zenohcxx_zenohc INTERFACE IMPORTED)
 	target_compile_definitions(zenohcxx_zenohc INTERFACE ZENOHCXX_ZENOHC)
     target_include_directories(zenohcxx_zenohc INTERFACE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@")
+	target_compile_features(zenohcxx_zenohc INTERFACE cxx_std_17)
 	add_dependencies(zenohcxx_zenohc zenohc::lib)
 	target_link_libraries(zenohcxx_zenohc INTERFACE zenohc::lib)
 	add_library(zenohcxx::zenohc ALIAS zenohcxx_zenohc)