diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a01208e..54dcadd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,20 +60,20 @@ if(NOT (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER MATCHES "ccache") AND NOT (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_
     endif(ccache_EXECUTABLE)
 endif()
 
-macro(use_cxx11 target)
+macro(use_cxx14 target)
     if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.1")
         if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
-            target_compile_options(${target} PRIVATE "-std=gnu++11")
+            target_compile_options(${target} PRIVATE "-std=gnu++14")
         else()
-            target_compile_options(${target} PRIVATE "-std=c++11")
+            target_compile_options(${target} PRIVATE "-std=c++14")
         endif()
     else()
         set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
-            CXX_STANDARD 11
+            CXX_STANDARD 14
             CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
         )
     endif()
-endmacro(use_cxx11)
+endmacro(use_cxx14)
 
 find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS system thread random)
 if(APPLE)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2235c6c..cc23a24 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE CPP_CLIENT_CORE_SRC
 )
 
 add_library(etcd-cpp-api-core-objects OBJECT ${CPP_CLIENT_CORE_SRC} ${PROTOBUF_GENERATES})
-use_cxx11(etcd-cpp-api-core-objects)
+use_cxx14(etcd-cpp-api-core-objects)
 add_dependencies(etcd-cpp-api-core-objects protobuf_generates)
 include_generated_protobuf_files(etcd-cpp-api-core-objects)
 
 # add the core library, includes the sycnhronous client only
 add_library(etcd-cpp-api-core $<TARGET_OBJECTS:etcd-cpp-api-core-objects>)
-use_cxx11(etcd-cpp-api-core)
+use_cxx14(etcd-cpp-api-core)
 target_link_libraries(etcd-cpp-api-core PUBLIC
                       ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
                       ${PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ include_generated_protobuf_files(etcd-cpp-api-core)
 # add the client with asynchronus client
 add_library(etcd-cpp-api $<TARGET_OBJECTS:etcd-cpp-api-core-objects>
                          "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Client.cpp")
-use_cxx11(etcd-cpp-api)
+use_cxx14(etcd-cpp-api)
 target_link_libraries(etcd-cpp-api PUBLIC
                       ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
                       ${CPPREST_LIB}  # n.b.: the asynchronous client requires pplx in cpprestsdk
@@ -56,4 +56,3 @@ else()
     install(TARGETS etcd-cpp-api-core etcd-cpp-api
             EXPORT etcd-targets)
 endif()
-
diff --git a/tst/CMakeLists.txt b/tst/CMakeLists.txt
index 6770b5a..72238a5 100644
--- a/tst/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tst/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ foreach(testfile ${TEST_FILES})
     else()
         add_executable(${test_name} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${testfile})
     endif()
-    use_cxx11(${test_name})
+    use_cxx14(${test_name})
     add_test(NAME ${test_name} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:${test_name}>)
 
     target_include_directories(${test_name} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../proto/gen)