diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 17d0ba4..2404a92 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 project(prometheus-cpp-lite)
+
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
 
 option(PROMETHEUS_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build with examples" OFF)
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 3efae99..fb0223f 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
   find_package(Threads)
   target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 endif()
+
+install                   (TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME})
+install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
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