diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 42643e1..403a6e2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cmake_policy(VERSION 3.0)
 
 project (LearnOpenGL)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17) # this does nothing for MSVC, use target_compile_options below
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS ON)