diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index eeae95e..6f8813f 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -20,4 +20,9 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <IncludePath>$(SolutionDir)include\bridge\generated</IncludePath>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 </Project>