diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ae4c0ab..42a2121e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ option(SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL "Use external fmt library instead of bundled" OFF)
 option(SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL_HO "Use external fmt header-only library instead of bundled" OFF)
 option(SPDLOG_NO_EXCEPTIONS "Compile with -fno-exceptions. Call abort() on any spdlog exceptions" OFF)
 
+if(SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+elseif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+endif()
+
+message(STATUS "C++ standard: ${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}")
+
+
 if(SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL AND SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL_HO)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL and SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL_HO are mutually exclusive")
 endif()