diff --git a/ports/cli11/CONTROL b/ports/cli11/CONTROL
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+++ b/ports/cli11/CONTROL
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+Source: cli11
+Version: 1.6.1
+Description: CLI11 is a command line parser for C++11 and beyond that provides a rich feature set with a simple and intuitive interface. <https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11>
diff --git a/ports/cli11/portfile.cmake b/ports/cli11/portfile.cmake
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+++ b/ports/cli11/portfile.cmake
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+include(vcpkg_common_functions)
+
+vcpkg_from_github(
+    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
+    REPO CLIUtils/CLI11
+    REF v1.6.1
+    SHA512 df12510bb78823908535a68af65fb8ea0b8b33b362e0b5f2cfa91223db7ebd9e71a55dfe31902c5d10e29c02a9bb59be58f8c69da7a9b4ab456ace64f200ac93
+    HEAD_REF master
+)
+
+vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+    SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
+    PREFER_NINJA
+    OPTIONS
+        -DCLI11_TESTING=OFF
+        -DCLI11_EXAMPLES=OFF
+)
+
+vcpkg_install_cmake()
+
+vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets(CONFIG_PATH lib/cmake/CLI11)
+
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib)
+
+# Handle copyright
+file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/cli11 RENAME copyright)
+
+# Post-build test for cmake libraries
+# vcpkg_test_cmake(PACKAGE_NAME cli11)