diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 57918d12d..e0d0eb9b5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ option(SD_BUILD_SHARED_GGML_LIB      "sd: build ggml as a separate shared lib" O
 option(SD_USE_SYSTEM_GGML            "sd: use system-installed GGML library" OFF)
 #option(SD_BUILD_SERVER               "sd: build server example"                           ON)
 
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED true)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED true)
+
 if(SD_CUDA)
     message("-- Use CUDA as backend stable-diffusion")
     set(GGML_CUDA ON)