diff --git a/advancedSettings.pro b/advancedSettings.pro
index a16d072..e66e72e 100644
--- a/advancedSettings.pro
+++ b/advancedSettings.pro
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #-------------------------------------------------
 
 QT       += core gui qml quick multimedia widgets
-CONFIG   += c++14
+CONFIG   += c++1z
 
 DEFINES += ELPP_THREAD_SAFE ELPP_QT_LOGGING ELPP_NO_DEFAULT_LOG_FILE
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index cbc85c6..70ecddd 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -348,6 +348,15 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
 {
     setUpLogging( argc, argv );
 
+    // Initializers in if statements is a C++17 feature. Should be removed after
+    // making sure CI works with this.
+    if ( constexpr int i = 2; i > 10 )
+    {
+        // static_assert with no message is a C++17 feature. Should be removed
+        // after making sure CI works with this.
+        static_assert( i < 5 );
+    }
+
     const bool desktopMode = argument::CheckCommandLineArgument(
         argc, argv, argument::kDesktopMode );
     const bool noSound