diff --git a/standalone/CMakeLists.txt b/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
index a5d3fee..723c363 100644
--- a/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ file(GLOB sources CONFIGURE_DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/source/*.cpp)
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${sources})
 
-set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17 OUTPUT_NAME "Greeter")
+# TODO(CK): why is this needed?
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME Greeter)
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} Greeter::Greeter cxxopts::cxxopts)