diff --git a/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 8523a1845..beda28531 100644
--- a/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 project(gdas-utils LANGUAGES C CXX )
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_C_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+set(CMAKE_FORTRAN_STANDARD 08)
+set(CMAKE_FORTRAN_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_FORTRAN_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+
 find_package(NetCDF REQUIRED COMPONENTS CXX)
 find_package(oops REQUIRED)
 find_package(atlas REQUIRED)