diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index b8e3e3b..8d1f7fd 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ SRC_PATH = src
 # Space-separated pkg-config libraries used by this project
 LIBS = lib
 # General compiler flags
-COMPILE_FLAGS = -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra -g
+COMPILE_FLAGS = -std=c++23 -Wall -Wextra -g
 # Additional release-specific flags
-RCOMPILE_FLAGS = -D NDEBUG -O3
+RCOMPILE_FLAGS = -D NDEBUG -Ofast
 # Additional debug-specific flags
 DCOMPILE_FLAGS = -D DEBUG
 # Add additional include paths