diff --git a/components/esp_modem/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_modem/CMakeLists.txt
index ca4c4dd0b..9b5b55697 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_modem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
 
 
 set_target_properties(${COMPONENT_LIB} PROPERTIES
-    CXX_STANDARD 17
+    CXX_STANDARD 23
     CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
     CXX_EXTENSIONS ON
 )