diff --git a/lxqt-build-tools-0.12.0-cpp17.patch b/lxqt-build-tools-0.12.0-cpp17.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91a5231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lxqt-build-tools-0.12.0-cpp17.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 4a3a7038b1927dc43942a930db103023efdcbe2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Simon Quigley <simon@tsimonq2.net>
+Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:39:41 -0600
+Subject: [PATCH] Bump the minimum compatibility level to C++17.
+
+---
+ cmake/modules/LXQtCompilerSettings.cmake | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/cmake/modules/LXQtCompilerSettings.cmake b/cmake/modules/LXQtCompilerSettings.cmake
+index a8cb16d..acba891 100644
+--- a/cmake/modules/LXQtCompilerSettings.cmake
++++ b/cmake/modules/LXQtCompilerSettings.cmake
+@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ endif()
+ 
+ 
+ #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-# CXX14 requirements - no checks, we just set it
++# CXX17 requirements - no checks, we just set it
+ #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED True)
+ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14 CACHE STRING "C++ ISO Standard")
++set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17 CACHE STRING "C++ ISO Standard")
+ 
+ 
+ #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lxqt-build-tools.changes b/lxqt-build-tools.changes
index 3bb9a0a..893094a 100644
--- a/lxqt-build-tools.changes
+++ b/lxqt-build-tools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 14 12:41:31 UTC 2023 - Michael Vetter <mvetter@suse.com>
+
+- boo#1208217: Bump required C++ version
+  See also: gh/lxqt/lxqt-config#903
+  Add lxqt-build-tools-0.12.0-cpp17.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Nov  5 16:28:08 UTC 2022 - Shawn Dunn <sfalken@cloverleaf-linux.org>
 
diff --git a/lxqt-build-tools.spec b/lxqt-build-tools.spec
index 9f9bcf4..582762a 100644
--- a/lxqt-build-tools.spec
+++ b/lxqt-build-tools.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package lxqt-build-tools
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 URL:            http://www.lxqt.org
 Source:         https://github.com/lxqt/%{name}/releases/download/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        https://github.com/lxqt/%{name}/releases/download/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz.asc
+Patch0:         https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-build-tools/commit/4a3a7038b1927dc43942a930db103023efdcbe2c.patch#/lxqt-build-tools-0.12.0-cpp17.patch
 BuildRequires:  cmake >= 3.1.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Core) >= 5.15
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ These tools used to be spread over the repositories of various other components
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %cmake -DPULL_TRANSLATIONS=No