diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d8f68b..bff82ca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ _deps
 *.root
 *.slcio
 build/*
+install/*
 .vscode
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 018cccc..7f148d2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,5 +18,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 ]]
 project(CLDConfig)
 
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
 add_subdirectory(test)
 enable_testing()
+
+install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CLDConfig/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})