diff --git a/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake b/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
index 5a34c07a..a0aaa662 100644
--- a/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
+++ b/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function(cxx_library_with_type name type cxx_flags)
   endif()
 
   if (NOT "${CMAKE_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "3.8")
-    target_compile_features(${name} PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
+    target_compile_features(${name} PUBLIC cxx_std_14)
   endif()
 endfunction()