diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cb359d5f..ddc87c57 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ project(argparse
         LANGUAGES CXX
 )
 
+option(ARGPARSE_INSTALL ON)
 option(ARGPARSE_BUILD_TESTS OFF)
 option(ARGPARSE_LONG_VERSION_ARG_ONLY OFF)
 
@@ -36,63 +37,65 @@ if(ARGPARSE_BUILD_TESTS)
   add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()
 
-install(TARGETS argparse EXPORT argparseConfig)
-install(EXPORT argparseConfig
-        NAMESPACE argparse::
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR_ARCHIND}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME})
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/argparse/argparse.hpp
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/argparse)
-
-
-set(CONFIG_FILE_NAME_WITHOUT_EXT "${PROJECT_NAME}Config")
-set(CMAKE_CONFIG_FILE_BASENAME "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CONFIG_FILE_NAME_WITHOUT_EXT}")
-set(CMAKE_CONFIG_VERSION_FILE_NAME "${CMAKE_CONFIG_FILE_BASENAME}-version.cmake")
-set(CMAKE_CONFIG_FILE_NAME "${CMAKE_CONFIG_FILE_BASENAME}.cmake")
-
-if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER "3.14")
-	set(OPTIONAL_ARCH_INDEPENDENT "ARCH_INDEPENDENT")
-endif()
-
-write_basic_package_version_file("${CMAKE_CONFIG_VERSION_FILE_NAME}"
-    COMPATIBILITY ExactVersion
-    ${OPTIONAL_ARCH_INDEPENDENT}
-)
-
-export(EXPORT argparseConfig
-       NAMESPACE argparse::)
-
-install(FILES "${CMAKE_CONFIG_VERSION_FILE_NAME}"
-       DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR_ARCHIND}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}")
-
-set(PackagingTemplatesDir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/packaging")
-
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "argparse (C++) developers")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "${PROJECT_DESCRIPTION}")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}")
-set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL "${PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL}")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "Pranav Srinivas Kumar")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "${CPACK_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER}")
-set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE")
-set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md")
-
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME "lib${PROJECT_NAME}-dev")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6-dev")
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS "cmake, pkg-config, pkg-conf")
-
-set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME "lib${PROJECT_NAME}-devel")
-set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS}")
-
-set(CPACK_DEB_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
-set(CPACK_RPM_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
-set(CPACK_NSIS_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
-set(CPACK_DEBIAN_COMPRESSION_TYPE "xz")
-
-set(PKG_CONFIG_FILE_NAME "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}.pc")
-configure_file("${PackagingTemplatesDir}/pkgconfig.pc.in" "${PKG_CONFIG_FILE_NAME}" @ONLY)
-install(FILES "${PKG_CONFIG_FILE_NAME}"
+if(ARGPARSE_INSTALL)
+  install(TARGETS argparse EXPORT argparseConfig)
+  install(EXPORT argparseConfig
+          NAMESPACE argparse::
+          DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR_ARCHIND}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME})
+  install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/argparse/argparse.hpp
+          DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/argparse)
+
+
+  set(CONFIG_FILE_NAME_WITHOUT_EXT "${PROJECT_NAME}Config")
+  set(CMAKE_CONFIG_FILE_BASENAME "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CONFIG_FILE_NAME_WITHOUT_EXT}")
+  set(CMAKE_CONFIG_VERSION_FILE_NAME "${CMAKE_CONFIG_FILE_BASENAME}-version.cmake")
+  set(CMAKE_CONFIG_FILE_NAME "${CMAKE_CONFIG_FILE_BASENAME}.cmake")
+
+  if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER "3.14")
+  	set(OPTIONAL_ARCH_INDEPENDENT "ARCH_INDEPENDENT")
+  endif()
+
+  write_basic_package_version_file("${CMAKE_CONFIG_VERSION_FILE_NAME}"
+      COMPATIBILITY ExactVersion
+      ${OPTIONAL_ARCH_INDEPENDENT}
+  )
+
+  export(EXPORT argparseConfig
+         NAMESPACE argparse::)
+
+  install(FILES "${CMAKE_CONFIG_VERSION_FILE_NAME}"
+         DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR_ARCHIND}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}")
+
+  set(PackagingTemplatesDir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/packaging")
+
+  set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}")
+  set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "argparse (C++) developers")
+  set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "${PROJECT_DESCRIPTION}")
+  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}")
+  set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}")
+  set(CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL "${PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL}")
+  set(CPACK_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "Pranav Srinivas Kumar")
+  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "${CPACK_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER}")
+  set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE")
+  set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md")
+
+  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME "lib${PROJECT_NAME}-dev")
+  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libc6-dev")
+  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS "cmake, pkg-config, pkg-conf")
+
+  set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME "lib${PROJECT_NAME}-devel")
+  set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SUGGESTS}")
+
+  set(CPACK_DEB_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
+  set(CPACK_RPM_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
+  set(CPACK_NSIS_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
+  set(CPACK_DEBIAN_COMPRESSION_TYPE "xz")
+
+  set(PKG_CONFIG_FILE_NAME "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}.pc")
+  configure_file("${PackagingTemplatesDir}/pkgconfig.pc.in" "${PKG_CONFIG_FILE_NAME}" @ONLY)
+  install(FILES "${PKG_CONFIG_FILE_NAME}"
         DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR_ARCHIND}/pkgconfig"
-)
+  )
+endif()
 
 include(CPack)