diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7295092e7..d02f80609 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project('4jcraft-chucklegrounds', ['cpp', 'c'],
   version : '0.1.0',
   meson_version: '>= 1.1',
   default_options : [
-    'cpp_std=c++26',
+    'cpp_std=c++23',
     'warning_level=0',
     'buildtype=debug', # for now
     'unity=on', # merge source files per target