diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..198ef41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+sudo: false
+
+language:
+  - cpp
+
+script:
+  - mkdir build
+  - cd build
+  - cmake ..
+  - cmake --build .
+
+notifications:
+  email: false
+
+jobs:
+  include:
+    # ubuntu 16.04, gcc-9
+    - os: linux
+      compiler: gcc
+      addons: { apt: { packages: ["g++-9", "ninja-build"],
+                       sources: ["ubuntu-toolchain-r-test"] } }
+
+    # ubuntu 16.04, clang-8
+    - os: linux
+      compiler: clang
+      addons: { apt: { packages: ["clang-8", "ninja-build"],
+                       sources: ["llvm-toolchain-xenial-8"] } }
+
+    # OS X High Sierra 10.13
+    - os: osx
+
+    # Windows
+    - os: windows
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6cd4f95..1948157 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ foreach(lib screen dom component)
       $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
     PRIVATE src
   )
-  target_compile_features(${lib} PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+  set_property(TARGET ${lib} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
   target_compile_options(${lib} PRIVATE -Wall -Werror -pedantic -Wextra -Wno-sign-compare)
 endforeach()
 
diff --git a/examples/component/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/component/CMakeLists.txt
index 41f0435..0b41a2f 100644
--- a/examples/component/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/component/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 function(example name)
   add_executable(${name} ${name}.cpp)
   target_link_libraries(${name} PUBLIC component)
+  set_property(TARGET ${name} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
 endfunction(example)
 
 example(checkbox)
diff --git a/examples/dom/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/dom/CMakeLists.txt
index 422adfe..0a08c51 100644
--- a/examples/dom/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/dom/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 function(example name)
   add_executable(${name} ${name}.cpp)
   target_link_libraries(${name} PUBLIC dom)
+  set_property(TARGET ${name} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
 endfunction(example)
 
 example(dbox)
diff --git a/examples/util/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/util/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b2db4f..ee10806 100644
--- a/examples/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 function(example name)
   add_executable(${name} ${name}.cpp)
   target_link_libraries(${name} PUBLIC component)
+  set_property(TARGET ${name} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
 endfunction(example)
 
 example(print_key_press)