diff --git a/buildutils/detect.py b/buildutils/detect.py
index 8fd628d..7810380 100644
--- a/buildutils/detect.py
+++ b/buildutils/detect.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def test_compilation(cfile, compiler=None, **compiler_attrs):
         else:
             lpreargs = ['-m64']
     extra = compiler_attrs.get('extra_compile_args', [])
-    extra += ['--std=c++11']
+    extra += ['--std=c++14']
 
     objs = cc.compile([cfile], extra_preargs=cpreargs, extra_postargs=extra)
     cc.link_executable(objs, efile, extra_preargs=lpreargs)
diff --git a/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd b/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd
index 9e4f437..f43956e 100644
--- a/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd
+++ b/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # schema.capnp.cpp.pyx
 # distutils: language = c++
-# distutils: extra_compile_args = --std=c++11
+# distutils: extra_compile_args = --std=c++14
 cdef extern from "capnp/helpers/checkCompiler.h":
     pass
 
diff --git a/capnp/includes/schema_cpp.pxd b/capnp/includes/schema_cpp.pxd
index 9cec13d..c0ba23f 100644
--- a/capnp/includes/schema_cpp.pxd
+++ b/capnp/includes/schema_cpp.pxd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # schema.capnp.cpp.pyx
 # distutils: language = c++
-# distutils: extra_compile_args = --std=c++11
+# distutils: extra_compile_args = --std=c++14
 
 from libc.stdint cimport *
 from capnp_cpp cimport DynamicOrphan
diff --git a/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx b/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
index 65461b0..071317f 100644
--- a/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
+++ b/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # capnp.pyx
 # distutils: language = c++
-# distutils: extra_compile_args = --std=c++11
+# distutils: extra_compile_args = --std=c++14
 # distutils: libraries = capnpc capnp-rpc capnp kj-async kj
 # distutils: include_dirs = .
 # cython: c_string_type = str
diff --git a/capnp/templates/module.pyx b/capnp/templates/module.pyx
index 943e802..1dcf7f5 100644
--- a/capnp/templates/module.pyx
+++ b/capnp/templates/module.pyx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # addressbook_fast.pyx
 # distutils: language = c++
-# distutils: extra_compile_args = --std=c++11
+# distutils: extra_compile_args = --std=c++14
 # distutils: include_dirs = {{include_dir}}
 # distutils: libraries = capnpc capnp capnp-rpc
 # distutils: sources = {{file.filename}}.cpp
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 42051ac..f04d2de 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ else:
     extensions = [Extension("capnp.lib.capnp", ["capnp/lib/capnp.cpp"],
                             include_dirs=["."],
                             language='c++',
-                            extra_compile_args=['--std=c++11'],
+                            extra_compile_args=['--std=c++14'],
                             libraries=['capnpc', 'capnp-rpc', 'capnp', 'kj-async', 'kj'])]
 
 setup(