diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 16658c770..f5b020262 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ project(
   default_options: [
     'c_std=c11',
     'build.c_std=c11',
-    'cpp_std=c++2a',
-    'build.cpp_std=c++2a',
+    'cpp_std=c++20',
+    'build.cpp_std=c++20',
     'warning_level=3',
 
-    'fmt:cpp_std=c++2a',
+    'fmt:cpp_std=c++20',
 
     # If we build those libraries as Meson subproject, they shall be
     # linked statically into the MPD executable.