diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index a9e9b7bbd..9184ab16b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
 
   buildAndTest:
-    name: Build and Test
+    name: >-
+      Build & Test
+      (${{ matrix.os }})
+      (C++ ${{ matrix.cxx-standard }})
+      ${{ matrix.memory-mapped == 'OFF' && '(USE_MEMORY_MAPPED_FILE=OFF)' || '' }}
+      ${{ matrix.static-build == 'OFF' && '(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF)' || '' }}
     needs: checkSource
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -33,11 +38,20 @@ jobs:
         os: [macos-latest, windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
         memory-mapped: ["OFF", "ON"]
         static-build: ["OFF", "ON"]
+        cxx-standard: [14]
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             mono: mono
           - os: macos-latest
             mono: mono
+          - os: macos-latest
+            cxx-standard: 17
+            mono: mono
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            cxx-standard: 17
+            mono: mono
+          - os: windows-latest
+            cxx-standard: 17
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
@@ -78,12 +92,19 @@ jobs:
           string: ${{ runner.os }}
           
       - name: set lower case runner os
-        shell: "bash"
+        shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "PRESET=${{ steps.lc_platform.outputs.lowercase }}-ci" >>${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: Configure CMake
-        run: cmake -DUSE_MEMORY_MAPPED_FILE=${{ matrix.memory-mapped }} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.static-build }} --preset ${{ env.PRESET }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          cmake \
+            -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=${{ matrix.static-build || 'ON' }} \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{ matrix.cxx-standard || '14' }} \
+            -DUSE_MEMORY_MAPPED_FILE:BOOL=${{ matrix.memory-mapped || 'ON' }} \
+            -LA \
+            --preset ${{ env.PRESET }}
 
       - name: Build
         run: cmake --build --preset ${{ env.PRESET }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/release_linux.yml
index b331f54e3..4db73dc3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_linux.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
             libboost-regex-dev
 
       - name: Configure CMake
-        run: cmake --preset ${{ env.PRESET }}
+        run: cmake -LA --preset ${{ env.PRESET }}
 
       - name: Build
         run: cmake --build --preset ${{ env.PRESET }}
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fe1243f03..ffb86d4ac 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ mapnik_option(USE_PROJ "adds proj support" ON)
 mapnik_option(USE_GRID_RENDERER "adds grid renderer" ON)
 mapnik_option(USE_SVG_RENDERER "adds svg renderer" ON)
 mapnik_option(USE_BIGINT "uses 64 bit instead of 32" ON)
-mapnik_option(USE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM "use boost::filesytem even if `std::filesystem` is avaible (since c++17)" OFF)
+mapnik_option(USE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM "use boost::filesytem even if `std::filesystem` is available (since c++17)" OFF)
 mapnik_option(USE_MEMORY_MAPPED_FILE "uses file cache" ON)
 mapnik_option(USE_MULTITHREADED "enables the multithreaded features (threadsafe)" ON)
 mapnik_option(USE_NO_ATEXIT "disable atexit" OFF)
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ mapnik_find_threads()
 mapnik_find_package(ICU REQUIRED COMPONENTS uc i18n data)
 
 mapnik_find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS regex)
-if(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD LESS 17)
-   set(USE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM ON)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD VERSION_LESS 17)
+    set(USE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM ON CACHE BOOL "Use boost::filesystem" FORCE)
 endif()
 if(USE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM)
-mapnik_find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS filesystem system)
+    mapnik_find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS filesystem system)
 endif()
 
 list(APPEND MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS BOOST_REGEX_HAS_ICU)
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ if(USE_BIGINT)
 endif()
 
 if(USE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM)
-    list(APPEND MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS USE_BOOST_FILESYSYTEM)
+    list(APPEND MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS USE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM)
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS Boost::filesystem)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/include/mapnik/filesystem.hpp b/include/mapnik/filesystem.hpp
index 10a275806..98ec5f8e2 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/filesystem.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/filesystem.hpp
@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@
 #ifndef MAPNIK_FILESYSTEM_HPP
 #define MAPNIK_FILESYSTEM_HPP
 
-#if (__cplusplus >= 201703L) && !defined(USE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM)
-#include <filesystem>
-#else
+#ifdef USE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
 #include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp> // for absolute, exists, etc
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>       // for path, operator/
+#else
+#include <filesystem>
 #endif
 
 namespace mapnik {
-#if defined(__cpp_lib_filesystem) && !defined(USE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM)
-namespace fs = std::filesystem;
-using error_code = std::error_code;
-#else
+#ifdef USE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
 namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 using error_code = boost::system::error_code;
+#else
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+using error_code = std::error_code;
 #endif
 } // namespace mapnik