diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index 4ef8b880..ff4614e5 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ ColumnLimit: 80
 # C/C++ Language specifics
 #
 Language: Cpp
-Standard: Cpp11 # in clang-format 11.x: c++11
+# in clang-format 9.x "Cpp11" covers formatting for C++11 and C++14
+# in clang-format 10.x: switch to "c++14"
+Standard: Cpp11
 
 # The extra indent or outdent of class access modifiers, e.g. public:
 #
@@ -97,8 +99,6 @@ AlwaysBreakTemplateDeclarations: Yes
 # shortname = "dddd"
 #             "eeee";
 #
-# TODO Test interaction with C++11 raw string literals
-#
 # AlwaysBreakBeforeMultilineStrings: true
 
 # Attach braces to surrounding context except break before braces on function
@@ -230,13 +230,6 @@ SpacesInParentheses: false
 #
 SpacesInSquareBrackets: false
 
-# Insert a space after '{' and before '}' in struct initializers
-#
-# This is native C++11 style, but it looks very weird.
-# TODO Investigate if it has any tangible benefits.
-#
-# Cpp11BracedListStyle: false
-
 # A list of macros that should be interpreted as foreach loops instead of as
 # function calls.
 #
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index dfbbc780..1d8126ee 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ Do not do mass reformating or renaming of existing code.
 
 ### Language
 
-We use C-like C++11. To clarify:
+We use C-like C++14. To clarify:
 
 - Avoid designing your code in complex object-oriented style.
   This does not mean "don't use classes", it means "don't use stuff like
   multiple inheritance, overblown class hierarchies, operator overloading,
   iostreams for stdout/stderr, etc, etc".
-- C++11 has rich STL library, use it (responsibly - sometimes using
+- C++14 has rich STL library, use it (responsibly - sometimes using
   C standard library makes more sense).
-- Use C++11 features like `constexpr`, `static_assert`, managed pointers,
+- Use modern C++ features like `constexpr`, `static_assert`, managed pointers,
   lambda expressions, for-each loops, etc.
 - Avoid using exceptions. C++ exceptions are trickier than you think.
   No, you won't get it right. Or person touching the code after you won't get
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 80353f41..a1d19b8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ support today's systems.
 |                                | dosbox-staging              | DOSBox
 |-                               |-                            |-
 | **Version control**            | Git                         | [SVN]
-| **Language**                   | C++11                       | C++03<sup>[1]</sup>
+| **Language**                   | C++14                       | C++03<sup>[1]</sup>
 | **SDL**                        | 2.0                         | 1.2<sup>＊</sup>
 | **CI**                         | Yes                         | No
 | **Static analysis**            | Yes<sup>[2],[3],[4]</sup>   | No
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1f5a5e87..4e2acd4a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(unsigned long)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(unsigned long long)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(int *)
 
-dnl Require compiler with C++11 support.
+dnl Require compiler with C++14 support.
 dnl Allow GNU extensions to work around MinGW bugs around POSIX compatibility.
-AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11(ext, mandatory)
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14(ext, mandatory)
 
 dnl some semi complex check for sys/socket so it works on darwin as well
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h sys/types.h])
diff --git a/include/byteorder.h b/include/byteorder.h
index 600402cc..12d974da 100644
--- a/include/byteorder.h
+++ b/include/byteorder.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #if !defined(_MSC_VER)
 
-/* Aside of MSVC, every C++11-capable compiler provides __builtin_bswap*
+/* Aside of MSVC, every C++14-capable compiler provides __builtin_bswap*
  * as compiler intrinsics or builtin functions.
  */
 
diff --git a/include/compiler.h b/include/compiler.h
index 27ee04a8..7c6b3d4d 100644
--- a/include/compiler.h
+++ b/include/compiler.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 // The __attribute__ syntax is supported by GCC, Clang, and IBM compilers.
 //
-// TODO: C++11 introduces standard syntax for implementation-defined attributes,
+// TODO: C++11 introduced standard syntax for implementation-defined attributes,
 //       it should allow for removal of C_HAS_ATTRIBUTE from the buildsystem.
 //       However, the vast majority of GCC_ATTRIBUTEs in DOSBox code need
 //       to be reviewed, as many of them seem to be incorrectly/unnecessarily
diff --git a/include/logging.h b/include/logging.h
index 0be4f1cc..88200c62 100644
--- a/include/logging.h
+++ b/include/logging.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void GFX_ShowMsg(char const* format,...) GCC_ATTRIBUTE(__format__(__printf__, 1,
 // be redirected into internal DOSBox debugger for DOS programs (C_DEBUG feature).
 #define DEBUG_LOG_MSG(...)
 #else
-// There's no portable way to expand variadic macro using C99/C++11 (or older)
+// There's no portable way to expand variadic macro using C99/C++14 (or older)
 // alone. This language limitation got removed only with C++20 (through addition
 // of __VA_OPT__ macro).
 #ifdef _MSC_VER