diff --git a/setup/extensions.json b/setup/extensions.json
index 38c268520b..742a6273c3 100644
--- a/setup/extensions.json
+++ b/setup/extensions.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         "name": "sqlite_extension",
         "headers": "calibre/utils/cpp_binding.h",
         "sources": "calibre/db/sqlite_extension.cpp",
-		"needs_c++": "14",
+		"needs_c++": "17",
         "libraries": "icudata icui18n icuuc icuio stemmer",
         "windows_libraries": "icudt icuin icuuc icuio libstemmer",
         "lib_dirs": "!icu_lib_dirs",