diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ad4ab1..b2cd755 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ if (EXCEPTIONS STREQUAL OFF)
 	message("NO RTTI")
 endif()
 
+add_compile_definitions(ETL_THROW_EXCEPTIONS)
 add_link_options("-Wl,--print-memory-usage")
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME})
 
+set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
 # Normal source and header files
 file(GLOB proj_sources LIST_DIRECTORIES false CONFIGURE_DEPENDS src/*.cpp src/*.c src/*.s)
 set(proj_include "include")