diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f97cbc9..0f2c488 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20.0...3.29.6)
 # default for both c and c++ (c is needed for MacOS build)
 project(${SKBUILD_PROJECT_NAME})
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
 # required for linking fmt library during cibuildwheels build on manylinux_2_28
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 if(UNIX)
diff --git a/src/llvm/Analysis.cpp b/src/llvm/Analysis.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b11e9dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/llvm/Analysis.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "Analysis.h"
+
+#include <nanobind/nanobind.h>
+
+namespace nb = nanobind;
+using namespace nb::literals;
+
+
+void populateAnalysis(nb::module_ &m);
+
diff --git a/src/llvm/Analysis.h b/src/llvm/Analysis.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed6e5c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/llvm/Analysis.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef LLVMPYM_ANALYSIS_H
+#define LLVMPYM_ANALYSIS_H
+
+#include <nanobind/nanobind.h>
+
+void populateAnalysis(nanobind::module_ &m);
+
+
+#endif