diff --git a/examples/example_precompiles_vm/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/example_precompiles_vm/CMakeLists.txt
index ae092de..93390d0 100644
--- a/examples/example_precompiles_vm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/example_precompiles_vm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 
 add_library(example-precompiles-vm SHARED example_precompiles_vm.cpp example_precompiles_vm.h)
 add_library(evmc::example-precompiles-vm ALIAS example-precompiles-vm)
+target_compile_features(example-precompiles-vm PRIVATE cxx_std_11)
 target_link_libraries(example-precompiles-vm PRIVATE evmc::evmc)
 
 add_library(example-precompiles-vm-static STATIC example_precompiles_vm.cpp example_precompiles_vm.h)
 add_library(evmc::example-precompiles-vm-static ALIAS example-precompiles-vm-static)
+target_compile_features(example-precompiles-vm-static PRIVATE cxx_std_11)
 target_link_libraries(example-precompiles-vm-static PRIVATE evmc::evmc)
 
 set_source_files_properties(example_precompiles_vm.cpp PROPERTIES
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 20fc63d..a6bca32 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ target_include_directories(evmc INTERFACE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${include_dir}>$<INS
 
 add_library(evmc_cpp INTERFACE)
 add_library(evmc::evmc_cpp ALIAS evmc_cpp)
+target_compile_features(evmc_cpp INTERFACE cxx_std_11)
 target_include_directories(evmc_cpp INTERFACE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${include_dir}>$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
 target_link_libraries(evmc_cpp INTERFACE evmc::evmc)
 
diff --git a/test/unittests/CMakeLists.txt b/test/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
index c148286..e5ea7d6 100644
--- a/test/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ target_link_libraries(
     evmc::example-vm-static
     evmc::example-precompiles-vm-static
     evmc::instructions
+    evmc::evmc_cpp
     GTest::gtest_main
 )
 set_target_properties(evmc-unittests PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ..)