diff --git a/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake b/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake
index a0d9af9..5a9f05f 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/AppTarget.cmake
@@ -56,13 +56,17 @@ target_compile_options(
     PRIVATE "${META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_OPTIONS}")
 set_target_properties(
     ${META_TARGET_NAME}
-    PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD "${META_CXX_STANDARD}"
-               C_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
+    PROPERTIES C_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
                CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
                LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE}
                LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE}
                AUTOGEN_TARGET_DEPENDS "${AUTOGEN_DEPS}"
                QT_DEFAULT_PLUGINS "${META_QT_DEFAULT_PLUGINS}")
+if (NOT META_CXX_STANDARD STREQUAL "any")
+    set_target_properties(
+        ${META_TARGET_NAME}
+        PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD "${META_CXX_STANDARD}")
+endif ()
 
 # set properties for macOS bundle and generate icon for macOS bundle
 if (GUI_TYPE STREQUAL "MACOSX_BUNDLE")
diff --git a/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake b/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
index 27503e8..69110ef 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/LibraryTarget.cmake
@@ -160,13 +160,17 @@ else ()
         ${META_TARGET_NAME}
         PROPERTIES VERSION "${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH}"
                    SOVERSION "${META_SOVERSION}"
-                   CXX_STANDARD "${META_CXX_STANDARD}"
                    C_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
                    CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
                    LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE}
                    LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE}
                    AUTOGEN_TARGET_DEPENDS "${AUTOGEN_DEPS}"
                    QT_DEFAULT_PLUGINS "${META_QT_DEFAULT_PLUGINS}")
+    if (NOT META_CXX_STANDARD STREQUAL "any")
+        set_target_properties(
+            ${META_TARGET_NAME}
+            PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD "${META_CXX_STANDARD}")
+    endif ()
     if (META_PLUGIN_CATEGORY)
         set_target_properties(${META_TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${META_PLUGIN_CATEGORY}")
     endif ()
@@ -235,8 +239,12 @@ if (META_HEADER_ONLY_LIB)
         ${META_TARGET_NAME}_interface_sources_for_qtcreator
         PROPERTIES VERSION "${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH}"
                    SOVERSION "${META_SOVERSION}"
-                   CXX_STANDARD "${META_CXX_STANDARD}"
                    AUTOGEN_TARGET_DEPENDS "${AUTOGEN_DEPS}")
+    if (NOT META_CXX_STANDARD STREQUAL "any")
+        set_target_properties(
+            ${META_TARGET_NAME}_interface_sources_for_qtcreator
+            PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD "${META_CXX_STANDARD}")
+    endif ()
 endif ()
 
 # generate CMake code to configure additional arguments for required CMake-packages
diff --git a/cmake/modules/TestTarget.cmake b/cmake/modules/TestTarget.cmake
index 336671a..6110c41 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/TestTarget.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/TestTarget.cmake
@@ -115,12 +115,16 @@ if (META_PROJECT_IS_APPLICATION AND LINK_TESTS_AGAINST_APP_TARGET)
         PRIVATE "${META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_OPTIONS}")
     set_target_properties(
         ${META_TARGET_NAME}_testlib
-        PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD "${META_CXX_STANDARD}"
-                   C_VISIBILITY_PRESET default
+        PROPERTIES C_VISIBILITY_PRESET default
                    CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET default
                    LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE}
                    LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE}
                    AUTOGEN_TARGET_DEPENDS "${AUTOGEN_DEPS}")
+    if (NOT META_CXX_STANDARD STREQUAL "any")
+        set_target_properties(
+            ${META_TARGET_NAME}_testlib
+            PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD "${META_CXX_STANDARD}")
+    endif ()
     if (CPP_UNIT_CONFIG_${META_PROJECT_NAME}_FOUND)
         target_include_directories(${META_TARGET_NAME}_testlib
                                    PRIVATE "${CPP_UNIT_CONFIG_${META_PROJECT_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
diff --git a/cmake/modules/TestUtilities.cmake b/cmake/modules/TestUtilities.cmake
index 0c9c243..230a728 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/TestUtilities.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/TestUtilities.cmake
@@ -62,11 +62,15 @@ function (configure_test_target)
         PRIVATE "${META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_OPTIONS}")
     set_target_properties(
         "${TEST_TARGET_NAME}"
-        PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD "${META_CXX_STANDARD}"
-                   C_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
+        PROPERTIES C_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
                    CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
                    LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE}
                    LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC ${STATIC_LINKAGE})
+    if (NOT META_CXX_STANDARD STREQUAL "any")
+        set_target_properties(
+            "${TEST_TARGET_NAME}"
+            PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD "${META_CXX_STANDARD}")
+    endif ()
 
     # make the test recognized by ctest
     if (NOT ARGS_MANUAL)