diff --git a/.qmake.conf b/.qmake.conf
index a695f3792de..ceb08b1dcb2 100644
--- a/.qmake.conf
+++ b/.qmake.conf
@@ -1 +1 @@
-CONFIG += c++11
+CONFIG += c++14
diff --git a/qbs/imports/QtcProduct.qbs b/qbs/imports/QtcProduct.qbs
index bb6828e97ae..690880d5729 100644
--- a/qbs/imports/QtcProduct.qbs
+++ b/qbs/imports/QtcProduct.qbs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Product {
     Depends { name: "qtc" }
     Depends { name: product.name + " dev headers"; required: false }
 
-    cpp.cxxLanguageVersion: "c++11"
+    cpp.cxxLanguageVersion: "c++14"
     cpp.defines: qtc.generalDefines
     cpp.minimumOsxVersion: "10.7"
     cpp.minimumWindowsVersion: qbs.architecture === "x86" ? "5.1" : "5.2"