diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1aac1eb18..dcacbb096 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ if(catkin_FOUND AND CATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING)
                                                         crossdoor_nodes
                                                         ${catkin_LIBRARIES})
     target_include_directories(${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY}_test PRIVATE gtest/include)
+    set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}_test PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 elseif(GTEST_FOUND AND BUILD_UNIT_TESTS)
 
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ elseif(GTEST_FOUND AND BUILD_UNIT_TESTS)
                                                 ${GTEST_LIBRARIES}
                                                 ${GTEST_MAIN_LIBRARIES})
     target_include_directories(${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY}_test PRIVATE gtest/include ${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}_test PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
     add_test(BehaviorTreeCoreTest ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY}_test)
 endif()
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 162cc4537..5fba3f9fa 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,24 +4,30 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 # This tutorial demonstrates how to compile statically a tree (no factory)
 add_executable(t01_programmatic_tree         t01_programmatic_tree.cpp )
 target_link_libraries(t01_programmatic_tree  dummy_nodes ${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY}  )
+set_property(TARGET t01_programmatic_tree PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 # The plugin libdummy_nodes.so can be linked statically or
 # loaded dynamically at run-time.
 add_executable(t02_factory_static  t02_factory_tree.cpp )
 target_compile_definitions(t02_factory_static PRIVATE "MANUAL_STATIC_LINKING")
 target_link_libraries(t02_factory_static ${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY}   dummy_nodes )
+set_property(TARGET t02_factory_static PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 add_executable(t02_factory_dynamic  t02_factory_tree.cpp )
 target_link_libraries(t02_factory_dynamic ${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY}  )
+set_property(TARGET t02_factory_dynamic PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 
 # This tutorial shows how the difference between Sequence and SequenceStar
 add_executable(t03_sequence_star        t03_sequence_star.cpp )
 target_link_libraries(t03_sequence_star movebase_node dummy_nodes ${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY}  )
+set_property(TARGET t03_sequence_star PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 # This tutorial demonstrates how to use blackboards and NodeParameters
 add_executable(t04_blackboard         t04_blackboard.cpp )
 target_link_libraries(t04_blackboard  movebase_node ${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY}  )
+set_property(TARGET t04_blackboard PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 add_executable(t05_crossdoor         t05_crossdoor.cpp )
 target_link_libraries(t05_crossdoor  crossdoor_nodes ${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY}  )
+set_property(TARGET t05_crossdoor PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
diff --git a/sample_nodes/CMakeLists.txt b/sample_nodes/CMakeLists.txt
index da66a4b28..538e283b2 100644
--- a/sample_nodes/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sample_nodes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ include_directories( ../include )
 add_library(crossdoor_nodes SHARED crossdoor_nodes.cpp )
 target_link_libraries(crossdoor_nodes PRIVATE ${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY})
 target_include_directories(crossdoor_nodes PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+set_property(TARGET crossdoor_nodes PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 add_library(dummy_nodes     SHARED dummy_nodes.cpp )
 target_link_libraries(dummy_nodes PRIVATE ${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY})
 target_include_directories(dummy_nodes PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+set_property(TARGET dummy_nodes PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 add_library(movebase_node   SHARED movebase_node.cpp )
 target_link_libraries(movebase_node PRIVATE ${BEHAVIOR_TREE_LIBRARY})
 target_include_directories(movebase_node PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+set_property(TARGET movebase_node PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)