diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 32d8713ba..fca6be9b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,24 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cd build
         ./test/run_tests "~[quality]"
+  build-gcc10-cpp20:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: GNU GCC 10 (c++20)
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+    - name: Build mockturtle
+      run: |
+        mkdir build
+        cd build
+        cmake -DMOCKTURTLE_CXX_STANDARD=20 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-10 -DMOCKTURTLE_TEST=ON ..
+        make run_tests
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        ./test/run_tests "~[quality]"
   build-clang8:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Clang 8
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b91c4c16..eabbc1ea1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 project(mockturtle LANGUAGES CXX)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(MOCKTURTLE_CXX_STANDARD "17" CACHE STRING "C++ standard")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD ${MOCKTURTLE_CXX_STANDARD})
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
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