diff --git a/examples/hello_world/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/hello_world/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e1c36e..3b3b61e 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/hello_world/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11)
 project(hello_world)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 include(FetchContent)
diff --git a/examples/simplified_gemma/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/simplified_gemma/CMakeLists.txt
index b6af3e8..4a5747f 100644
--- a/examples/simplified_gemma/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/simplified_gemma/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11)
 project(simplified_gemma)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 include(FetchContent)