diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index 7243ce8..ff09dc8 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ target_link_libraries(
         rectpack2D::rectpack2D
 )
 
-# Set C++ standard to 17
-set_property(
-    TARGET rectpack2D-example
-    PROPERTY
-    CXX_STANDARD 17
-)
-
 set(RESULT_EXE_WORKING_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 # Enable LTO (only in release, not debug with sanitizers)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d8c90e6..40fee8b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 add_library(rectpack2D INTERFACE)
 
+target_compile_features(
+	rectpack2D
+	INTERFACE
+		cxx_std_17
+)
+
 target_include_directories(
     rectpack2D
     INTERFACE
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)