diff --git a/meta/libraries.json b/meta/libraries.json
index ce2f2eb1..8cbc4590 100644
--- a/meta/libraries.json
+++ b/meta/libraries.json
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
     "maintainers": [
         "John Maddock <john -at- johnmaddock.co.uk>",
         "christopher Kormanyos <e_float -at- yahoo.com>"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "cxxstd": "11"
 }