diff --git a/psw/ae/aesm_service/source/CMakeLists.txt b/psw/ae/aesm_service/source/CMakeLists.txt
index 98c724a70..5728e9b4c 100644
--- a/psw/ae/aesm_service/source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/psw/ae/aesm_service/source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if(REF_LE)
 endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED 1)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH true)
 
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