diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6f82920b9..5dd1ed07c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -272,13 +272,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([_MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_OPT],
 
 # Flag to select newest language standard supported
 # Macros work such that first option that passes is the one we take
-# gnu++17 code is clean, but SystemC in 2018 doesn't link with it (bug1339)
-# gnu++14 is the newest that Verilator supports
+# Currently enabled gnu++14/c++14 due to packaged SystemC dependency
+# gnu++17 is the newest that Verilator supports enable flags according to one's environment.
 # std++03 is the oldest that Verilator supports
+#_MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_NEWEST,-std=gnu++20)
 #_MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_NEWEST,-std=gnu++17)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_NEWEST,-std=gnu++14)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_NEWEST,-std=gnu++11)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_NEWEST,-std=gnu++03)
+#_MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_NEWEST,-std=c++20)
 #_MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_NEWEST,-std=c++17)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_NEWEST,-std=c++14)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_NEWEST,-std=c++11)
@@ -289,11 +291,13 @@ AC_SUBST(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_NEWEST)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST,-std=c++03)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST,-std=c++11)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST,-std=c++14)
-#_MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST,-std=std++17)
+#_MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST,-std=c++17)
+#_MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST,-std=c++20)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST,-std=gnu++03)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST,-std=gnu++11)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST,-std=gnu++14)
 #_MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST,-std=gnu++17)
+#_MY_CXX_CHECK_SET(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST,-std=gnu++20)
 AC_SUBST(CFG_CXXFLAGS_STD_OLDEST)
 
 # Flags for compiling Verilator internals including parser, and Verilated files
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTORS b/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
index 2196c9c2e..3293cb65f 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Please see the Verilator manual for 200+ additional contributors. Thanks to all.
 Ahmed El-Mahmoudy
 Alex Chadwick
 Àlex Torregrosa
+Ameya Vikram Singh
 Andreas Kuster
 Chris Randall
 Conor McCullough
diff --git a/examples/cmake_hello_sc/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cmake_hello_sc/CMakeLists.txt
index 211b73170..490391c12 100644
--- a/examples/cmake_hello_sc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cmake_hello_sc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # cmake --build .
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
-project(cmake_hello_sc)
+project(cmake_hello_sc CXX)
 
 find_package(verilator HINTS $ENV{VERILATOR_ROOT} ${VERILATOR_ROOT})
 if (NOT verilator_FOUND)
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ find_package(SystemCLanguage QUIET)
 # Create a new executable target that will contain all your sources
 add_executable(example ../make_hello_sc/sc_main.cpp)
 
+set_property(
+	TARGET example
+	PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD ${SystemC_CXX_STANDARD}
+	)
+
 # Add the Verilated circuit to the target
 verilate(example SYSTEMC
   INCLUDE_DIRS "../make_hello_sc"
diff --git a/examples/cmake_tracing_sc/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cmake_tracing_sc/CMakeLists.txt
index eb785d76a..a06af17f8 100644
--- a/examples/cmake_tracing_sc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cmake_tracing_sc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # cmake --build .
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
-project(cmake_tracing_sc_example)
+project(cmake_tracing_sc_example CXX)
 
 find_package(verilator HINTS $ENV{VERILATOR_ROOT} ${VERILATOR_ROOT})
 if (NOT verilator_FOUND)
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ find_package(SystemCLanguage QUIET)
 # Create a new executable target that will contain all your sources
 add_executable(example ../make_tracing_sc/sc_main.cpp)
 
+set_property(
+	TARGET example
+	PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD ${SystemC_CXX_STANDARD}
+	)
+
 # Add the Verilated circuit to the target
 verilate(example SYSTEMC COVERAGE TRACE
   INCLUDE_DIRS "../make_tracing_sc"