diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bf6353e..6d8e3994 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2016-2023 by Sascha Willems - www.saschawillems.de
+# Copyright (C) 2016-2025 by Sascha Willems - www.saschawillems.de
 # This code is licensed under the MIT license (MIT) (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4 FATAL_ERROR)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ endif()
 
 
 add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 file(GLOB SOURCE *.cpp )
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b120890..245def37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ git submodule update
 
 ## Building
 
-The repository contains everything required to compile and build the examples on <img src="./images/windowslogo.png" alt="" height="22px" valign="bottom"> Windows, <img src="./images/linuxlogo.png" alt="" height="24px" valign="bottom"> Linux, <img src="./images/androidlogo.png" alt="" height="24px" valign="bottom"> Android, <img src="./images/applelogo.png" alt="" valign="bottom" height="24px"> iOS and macOS (using MoltenVK) using a C++ compiler that supports C++14.
+The repository contains everything required to compile and build the examples on <img src="./images/windowslogo.png" alt="" height="22px" valign="bottom"> Windows, <img src="./images/linuxlogo.png" alt="" height="24px" valign="bottom"> Linux, <img src="./images/androidlogo.png" alt="" height="24px" valign="bottom"> Android, <img src="./images/applelogo.png" alt="" valign="bottom" height="24px"> iOS and macOS (using MoltenVK) using a C++ compiler that supports C++20.
 
 See [BUILD.md](BUILD.md) for details on how to build for the different platforms.