diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 296491d1fe..9859d9d792 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 # set(CMAKE_C_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 # set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
@@ -537,6 +537,13 @@ else()
 endif()
 add_subdirectory(submodules/rocksdb EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
+# RocksDB does not support C++23 at this time
+set_target_properties(rocksdb PROPERTIES
+        CXX_STANDARD 20
+        CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
+        CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF
+)
+
 # cpptoml
 include_directories(submodules/cpptoml/include)