diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index accd038..2451bf0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ############################################################################
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
-project(xproperty)
+project(xproperty CXX)
 
 set(XPROPERTY_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)