diff --git a/chapter16/hello_world_apple/CMakeLists.txt b/chapter16/hello_world_apple/CMakeLists.txt
index 97cf066..11ab092 100644
--- a/chapter16/hello_world_apple/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/chapter16/hello_world_apple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,20 @@ project(
     LANGUAGES CXX
 )
 
+# set some global XCode properties 
+set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY "Apple Development")
+set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_DEVELOPMENT_TEAM "CMake Best Practice Authors")
+
 # Add the executable
 add_executable(ch16_hello_world_apple src/main.mm)
 
 # Link the Cocoa framework
 target_link_libraries(ch16_hello_world_apple "-framework Cocoa")
+target_compile_features(ch16_hello_world_apple PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
+
+#set target properties for macOS
+set_target_properties(ch16_hello_world_apple PROPERTIES
+    XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD "c++17"    
+    XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME[variant=Release] "YES"
+
+)
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