diff --git a/init_target.cmake b/init_target.cmake
index 19efc98..4e9b4c7 100644
--- a/init_target.cmake
+++ b/init_target.cmake
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ endfunction()
 function(init_target target_name) # init_target(my_target folder_name)
     if (ARGC GREATER 1)
         if (${ARGV1} STREQUAL cxx_std_14 OR ${ARGV1} STREQUAL cxx_std_11 OR ${ARGV1} STREQUAL cxx_std_17)
-            target_compile_features(${target_name} PUBLIC ${ARGV1})
+            target_compile_features(${target_name} PRIVATE ${ARGV1})
         else()
-            target_compile_features(${target_name} PUBLIC ${MAXIMUM_CXX_STANDARD})
+            target_compile_features(${target_name} PRIVATE ${MAXIMUM_CXX_STANDARD})
             init_target_folder(${target_name} ${ARGV1})
         endif()
     else()
-        target_compile_features(${target_name} PUBLIC ${MAXIMUM_CXX_STANDARD})
+        target_compile_features(${target_name} PRIVATE ${MAXIMUM_CXX_STANDARD})
     endif()
     if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
         set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES
             MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
     endif()
-    target_link_libraries(${target_name} PUBLIC desktop-app::common_options)
+    target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE desktop-app::common_options)
     if (NOT DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED)
         set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC 1)
     endif()