diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d43c0c7..1bf21cf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.12)
 project ("AudioFile" VERSION 1.0.9
                      DESCRIPTION "A simple C++ library for reading and writing audio files."
                      HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/adamstark/AudioFile")
+option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" OFF)
+option(BUILD_TESTS "Build tests" OFF)
 
 #===============================================================================
 include (GNUInstallDirs)
@@ -21,10 +23,20 @@ target_include_directories (
 target_compile_features (${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE cxx_std_11)
 
 #===============================================================================
+if(BUILD_EXAMPLES)
 add_subdirectory (examples)
+endif()
 
+if(BUILD_TESTS)
 enable_testing()
 add_subdirectory (tests)
-
+endif()
 #===============================================================================
-set (CMAKE_SUPPRESS_REGENERATION true)
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+set (CMAKE_SUPPRESS_REGENERATION true)
+
+#install and export targets
+install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} EXPORT ${PROJECT_NAME}Config)
+export(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} FILE ${PROJECT_NAME}Config.cmake)
+install(EXPORT ${PROJECT_NAME}Config DESTINATION share/AudioFile FILE ${PROJECT_NAME}Config.cmake)
+#install headers
+install(FILES AudioFile.h DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
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