diff --git a/test/manifest/CMakeLists.txt b/test/manifest/CMakeLists.txt
index 35528d8..18d9ed9 100644
--- a/test/manifest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/manifest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 # 
 # Copyright (C) 2022, Arne Wendt
 #
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19.0)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 # init VCPKG [before call to project()]
-set(VCPKG_VERSION)
+set(VCPKG_VERSION edge)
 include(../../vcpkg.cmake)
 
 project(vcpkg-cmake-test-manifest VERSION 0.1.0)
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ project(vcpkg-cmake-test-manifest VERSION 0.1.0)
 
 # configure build and tests
 enable_testing()
-add_subdirectory("../" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test")
\ No newline at end of file
+add_subdirectory("../" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test")
diff --git a/test/manifest_packages_autogen/CMakeLists.txt b/test/manifest_packages_autogen/CMakeLists.txt
index 013990a..d82597d 100644
--- a/test/manifest_packages_autogen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/manifest_packages_autogen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # 
 # Copyright (C) 2022, Arne Wendt
 #
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19.0)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 # init VCPKG [before call to project()]
 set(VCPKG_VERSION edge)
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ endif()
 
 # configure build and tests
 enable_testing()
-add_subdirectory("../" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test")
\ No newline at end of file
+add_subdirectory("../" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test")
diff --git a/test/packages/CMakeLists.txt b/test/packages/CMakeLists.txt
index 40d1800..a2f8dab 100644
--- a/test/packages/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/packages/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # 
 # Copyright (C) 2022, Arne Wendt
 #
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19.0)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 # init VCPKG [before call to project()]
 set(VCPKG_VERSION latest)
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ vcpkg_add_package(plog)
 
 # configure build and tests
 enable_testing()
-add_subdirectory("../" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test")
\ No newline at end of file
+add_subdirectory("../" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test")