diff --git a/language/cpp/cpp.go b/language/cpp/cpp.go
index e10843a..a7caf64 100644
--- a/language/cpp/cpp.go
+++ b/language/cpp/cpp.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func Run(files []string, stdin string) (string, string, error) {
 	binName := "a.out"
 
 	sourceFiles := util.FilterByExtension(files, "cpp")
-	args := append([]string{"clang++", "-std=c++11", "-o", binName}, sourceFiles...)
+	args := append([]string{"clang++", "-std=c++17", "-o", binName}, sourceFiles...)
 	stdout, stderr, err := cmd.Run(workDir, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return stdout, stderr, err