diff --git a/spack-environment/dev/spack.yaml b/spack-environment/dev/spack.yaml
index a98ba08b1e3ff44bf6b6a83210309b89eee62cab..981e9a352e17f0349d291bcffe8fb47369fafa98 100644
--- a/spack-environment/dev/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack-environment/dev/spack.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ spack:
     - py-uproot@5.0.5
     - py-yapf@0.30.0
     - qt@5.15.9 +opengl
-    - root@6.28.04 cxxstd=17 
+    - root@6.28.04 cxxstd=20 
           +fftw +fortran +gdml +http -ipo +mlp +pythia8 
           +root7 +tmva +vc -webgui +xrootd +ssl 
     - spdlog@1.11.0 +fmt_external