diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7762e7da8..953b29551 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with QElectroTech. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 message(
   "_____________________________________________________________________"
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ project(qelectrotech
   HOMEPAGE_URL "https://qelectrotech.org/"
   LANGUAGES CXX)
 
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
 set(QET_DIR ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 execute_process(
diff --git a/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d2f0ff59..36280012a 100644
--- a/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ message("_____________________________________________________________________")
 
 project(C_unittests LANGUAGES CXX)
 
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
 if(DEFINED ENV{QET_DIR})
   set(QET_DIR "../..")
   message("QET_DIR is not set, assuming QET is ../..")
diff --git a/tests/googletest/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/googletest/CMakeLists.txt
index 042cc2339..fc8696890 100644
--- a/tests/googletest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/googletest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ message("_____________________________________________________________________")
 
 project(G_unittests LANGUAGES CXX)
 
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
 if(DEFINED ENV{QET_DIR})
   set(QET_DIR "../..")
   message("QET_DIR is not set, assuming QET is ../..")
diff --git a/tests/qttest/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/qttest/CMakeLists.txt
index e8e2b8f35..9e58e1ee7 100644
--- a/tests/qttest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/qttest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ message("_____________________________________________________________________")
 
 project(qt_unittests LANGUAGES CXX)
 
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
 if(DEFINED ENV{QET_DIR})
   set(QET_DIR "../..")
   message("QET_DIR is not set, assuming QET is ../..")