diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 93dc47d..fcf27fc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+
 project(RCube VERSION 0.1 LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++11" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
+CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++0x" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX0X)
+
+if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+elseif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX0X)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++0x")
+else()
+message(STATUS "The compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} has no C++11 support. Please use a different C++ compiler.")
+endif()
+
 add_subdirectory(RCube)