diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 8eb36c45..0e6f24bb 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def get_libboost_python_name():
         STPYV8_BOOST_PYTHON.replace(".", ""),
     ]
 
-    extra_compile_args.append("-std=c++17")
+    extra_compile_args.append("-std=c++20")
 
     if platform.system() in ("Linux",):
         libraries.append("rt")