diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 65d92e0..c5134f3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ find_package(Threads)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Werror -Wall -pedantic -Wextra -fvisibility=hidden")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -Werror -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -Wextra")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -pedantic -Wextra -fvisibility=hidden")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++17 -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -Wextra")
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-undefined")
 add_definitions(-DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY)