microsoft · bghgary · Feb 12, 2026 · Feb 12, 2026 · Feb 12, 2026 · Feb 12, 2026
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ project(arcana.cpp)
 
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(GSL)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ You can learn more about API usage in the [arcana.cpp documentation](Source/Arca
 ### Prerequisites
 
 - CMake 3.15 or higher
-- A C++17 compatible compiler (Visual Studio 2019+, GCC 8+, or Clang 7+)
+- A C++20 compatible compiler (Visual Studio 2022+, GCC 11+, or Clang 12+)
 
 ### Building with CMake
 

diff --git a/Source/Android/Arcana.Android.vcxproj b/Source/Android/Arcana.Android.vcxproj
diff --git a/Source/Shared/Arcana.vcxitems b/Source/Shared/Arcana.vcxitems
diff --git a/Source/Shared/arcana/string.h b/Source/Shared/arcana/string.h
@@ -5,19 +5,7 @@
 #include <locale>
 #include <string>
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <string_view>
-#else
-// llvm-libc++ included with Android NDK r15c hasn't yet promoted the C++1z library fundamentals
-// technical specification to the final C++17 specification for string_view.
-// Force promote the types we need up into the std namespace.
-#include <experimental/string_view>
-namespace std
-{
-    using string_view = experimental::string_view;
-    using wstring_view = experimental::wstring_view;
-}
-#endif
 
 namespace arcana
 {

diff --git a/Source/Windows/Arcana.Windows.Reference.vcxitems b/Source/Windows/Arcana.Windows.Reference.vcxitems