diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1600848..cb1b0e16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ connections, setting it up is just as easy.
 AMQP-CPP is fully asynchronous and does not do any blocking (system) calls, so
 it can be used in high performance applications without the need for threads.
 
-The AMQP-CPP library uses C++11 features, so if you intend to use it, please make
-sure that your compiler is up-to-date and supports C++11.
+The AMQP-CPP library uses C++17 features, so if you intend to use it, please make
+sure that your compiler is up-to-date and supports C++17.
 
 
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