diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index 1be73aa59..2351c5023 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Checks: >
     -misc-no-recursion,
     -misc-non-private-member-variables-in-classes,
     -modernize-use-ranges,
+    -modernize-use-std-print, # replace printout macro with a function when we want to autofix to use std::format gcc >=13
     -performance-enum-size,
     -readability-identifier-length,
     -readability-function-cognitive-complexity,
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ Checks: >
 WarningsAsErrors: >
     *,
 FormatStyle: file
-ExtraArgs: [-std=c++20]
+ExtraArgs: [-std=c++23]
 CheckOptions:
     - key: modernize-deprecated-headers.CheckHeaderFile
       value: 'true'
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ CheckOptions:
       value: google
     - key: cppcoreguidelines-init-variables.MathHeader
       value: <cmath>
-    - key: modernize-use-std-print.PrintfLikeFunctions # replace printout macro with a function when we want to autofix to use std::format gcc >=13
+    - key: modernize-use-std-print.PrintfLikeFunctions
       value: printf; absl::PrintF; printout
     - key: modernize-use-std-print.FprintfLikeFunctions
       value: fprintf; absl::FPrintF
diff --git a/.clangd b/.clangd
index 2cea2fc80..c92409e82 100644
--- a/.clangd
+++ b/.clangd
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ CompileFlags:
     # to make the compilation database, pip install compiledb, then run:
     # compiledb -n --full-path make TESTMODE=ON
     CompilationDatabase: compile_commands.json
-    Add: [-xc++, -std=c++20, -DTESTMODE=true]
+    Add: [-xc++, -std=c++23, -DTESTMODE=true]
 
 Diagnostics:
     ClangTidy:
         FastCheckFilter: None
+        Remove:
+            performance-enum-size
     UnusedIncludes: Strict
     MissingIncludes: Strict
     Includes:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
index 11f7add75..5209bb225 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: run cppcheck
               run: |
                   cppcheck --version
-                  cppcheck --force --error-exitcode=1 --language=c++ --std=c++20 --enable=all --inconclusive --suppress=knownConditionTrueFalse --suppress=constParameterCallback --suppress=redundantAssignment --suppress=knownArgument --suppress=missingIncludeSystem --suppress=unusedFunction --check-level=exhaustive .
+                  cppcheck --force --error-exitcode=1 --language=c++ --enable=all --inconclusive --suppress=knownConditionTrueFalse --suppress=constParameterCallback --suppress=redundantAssignment --suppress=knownArgument --suppress=missingIncludeSystem --suppress=unusedFunction --check-level=exhaustive .
 
     clang-format:
         runs-on: macos-15