diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 92c93be47..c0423e18c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ enable_language(C ASM)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_C_EXTENSIONS OFF)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed23d5205..d389b8a46 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ library archives (`.a`).
 
 | Dep          | Min. version  | Vendored | Debian/Ubuntu pkg    | Arch pkg     | Void pkg           | Fedora pkg          | Optional | Purpose         |
 | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | -------------------- | ------------ | ------------------ | ------------------- | -------- | --------------- |
-| GCC          | 4.7.3         | NO       | `build-essential`    | `base-devel` | `base-devel`       | `gcc`               | NO       |                 |
+| GCC          | 5             | NO       | `build-essential`    | `base-devel` | `base-devel`       | `gcc`               | NO       |                 |
 | CMake        | 3.5           | NO       | `cmake`              | `cmake`      | `cmake`            | `cmake`             | NO       |                 |
 | pkg-config   | any           | NO       | `pkg-config`         | `base-devel` | `base-devel`       | `pkgconf`           | NO       |                 |
 | Boost        | 1.58          | NO       | `libboost-all-dev`   | `boost`      | `boost-devel`      | `boost-devel`       | NO       | C++ libraries   |
diff --git a/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in b/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
index 383b88f31..28278990a 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
+++ b/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
   SET(PORT OFF)
   SET(CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT "@sdk@/MacOSX10.11.sdk/")
   SET(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "10.08")
-  SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+  SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
   SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "x86_64")
   SET(LLVM_ENABLE_PIC OFF)
   SET(LLVM_ENABLE_PIE OFF)