diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 92df289..10e9079 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Build bddisasm and bdshemu
-      run: make -j$(nproc)
+      run: |
+        mkdir build
+        cd build
+        cmake ..
+        make
+        cd -
     - name: Install rapidjson
       uses: actions/checkout@master
       with:
@@ -88,5 +93,5 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run cppcheck
       run: cppcheck --error-exitcode=1 --language=c \
         --enable=all --suppress=missingIncludeSystem --suppress=unusedStructMember --suppress=unusedFunction \
-        -I inc/ -I inc/bdshemu -I bddisasm/include bddisasm/ bdshemu/ \
+        -I inc/ -I bddisasm/include bddisasm/ bdshemu/ \
          /
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 587ccdd..9adf611 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -63,3 +63,7 @@ bdshemu_fuzz/shfuzz
 bdshemu_fuzz/out-32
 bdshemu_fuzz/out-64
 docs/build
+libbddisasm.pc
+build
+.vscode
+disasmtool_lix/_build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddc19ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/project-meta-info.in")
+
+set(disasm_version_file ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/inc/version.h)
+
+file(STRINGS ${disasm_version_file} disasm_ver_major REGEX "DISASM_VERSION_MAJOR")
+file(STRINGS ${disasm_version_file} disasm_ver_minor REGEX "DISASM_VERSION_MINOR")
+file(STRINGS ${disasm_version_file} disasm_ver_patch REGEX "DISASM_VERSION_REVISION")
+
+string(REGEX REPLACE "#define DISASM_VERSION_MAJOR[ \t\r\n]*" "" disasm_ver_major ${disasm_ver_major})
+string(REGEX REPLACE "#define DISASM_VERSION_MINOR[ \t\r\n]*" "" disasm_ver_minor ${disasm_ver_minor})
+string(REGEX REPLACE "#define DISASM_VERSION_REVISION[ \t\r\n]*" "" disasm_ver_patch ${disasm_ver_patch})
+
+message(STATUS "Extracted version from ${disasm_version_file}: ${disasm_ver_major}.${disasm_ver_minor}.${disasm_ver_patch}")
+
+project(bddisasm
+    VERSION ${disasm_ver_major}.${disasm_ver_minor}.${disasm_ver_patch}
+    DESCRIPTION ${project_description}
+    LANGUAGES C
+    )
+
+if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+    message(STATUS "No build type given. Will use 'Release'")
+    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
+endif ()
+
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/x64/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
+set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/x64/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/x64/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
+
+message(STATUS "Output directory set to: ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
+
+set(bddisasm_src
+    bddisasm/crt.c
+    bddisasm/bddisasm.c
+    )
+add_library(bddisasm STATIC ${bddisasm_src})
+set_target_properties(bddisasm PROPERTIES
+    POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
+    C_STANDARD 11
+    VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}
+    )
+
+set(bdshemu_src
+    bdshemu/bdshemu.c
+    )
+add_library(bdshemu STATIC ${bdshemu_src})
+set_target_properties(bdshemu PROPERTIES
+    POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
+    C_STANDARD 11
+    VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}
+    )
+add_dependencies(bdshemu bddisasm)
+
+include_directories(
+    inc
+    inc/bdshemu    
+    bddisasm/include
+    )
+
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE EQUAL "Release")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Ofast -DNDEBUG")
+else ()
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -O0 -D_DEBUG -DDEBUG")
+endif ()
+
+add_compile_options(
+    "$<$<CONFIG:Release>:-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE>"
+    "$<$<CONFIG:Release>:-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2>"
+    -Wall
+    -Wno-unknown-pragmas
+    -Wextra
+    -Wshadow
+    -Wformat-security
+    -Wstrict-overflow=2
+    -Wstrict-prototypes
+    -Wwrite-strings
+    -Wshadow
+    -Winit-self
+    -Wswitch-default
+    -Wmissing-variable-declarations
+    -Wused-but-marked-unused
+    -Wswitch-enum
+    -Wno-unused-function
+    -Wno-multichar
+    -Wno-incompatible-pointer-types
+    -Wcast-qual
+    -Wnull-dereference
+    -Wduplicated-cond
+    -Werror=format-security
+    -Werror=implicit-function-declaration
+    -pipe
+    -fwrapv
+    -fno-strict-aliasing
+    -fstack-protector-strong
+    -fno-omit-frame-pointer
+    -ffunction-sections
+    -fdata-sections
+    -g3
+    -gdwarf-4
+    -grecord-gcc-switches
+    -march=nehalem
+    )
+
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
+set(CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH TRUE)
+set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH FALSE)
+set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
+
+get_filename_component(public_header_path "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/inc" REALPATH)
+file(GLOB_RECURSE public_headers "${public_header_path}/*.h")
+set_target_properties(bddisasm PROPERTIES PUBLIC_HEADER "${public_headers}")
+
+set(DEST_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+set(LIB_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+set(INC_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
+set(PRIVATE_LIBS "-lbdshemu -lbddisasm")
+set(DATA_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}")
+
+CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}bddisasm.pc.in"
+    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}bddisasm.pc"
+    @ONLY
+    )
+
+INSTALL(TARGETS bddisasm bdshemu
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}"
+    PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/bddisasm"
+    )
+
+INSTALL(FILES "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}bddisasm.pc"
+    DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig"
+    )
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a31cd16..9087621 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The main objectives of this disassembler are:
 4. Easy to work with - just include the main header file, bddisasm.h, link with the bddisasm library, and call the NdDecode API!
 5. Complete - support every x86 instruction to date, and provide as much information as possible.
 
-## Build
+## Build and install
 
 ### Windows
 
@@ -54,6 +54,31 @@ In order to build the projects on Linux you need:
 
 * gcc
 * make
+* cmake 3.12 or newer (optional)
+
+#### Building and installing with make
+
+In order to build bddisasm and bdshemu run `make` in the root of the repository. The results will be placed in the bin directory.
+
+In order to install bddisasm and bdshemu run `make install`.
+
+#### Building and installing with cmake
+
+```console
+mkdir build
+cd build
+
+cmake ..
+
+make
+make install
+```
+
+The default build type is Release.
+
+Note that the current install behavior differs based on how the installation is done. When using make, the `bdshemu.h` header is placed by default in `include/bddisasm/bdshemu` in your install location, while the cmake method will place it in `include/bddisasm`. Using cmake also provides support for pkg-config.
+
+### Building disasmtool_lix
 
 For disasmtool_lix you also need:
 
@@ -61,8 +86,6 @@ For disasmtool_lix you also need:
 * cmake 3.12 or newer
 * [RapidJSON](https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson/)
 
-In order to build bddisasm and bdshemu run `make` in the root of the repository. The results will be placed in the bin directory.
-
 In order to build disasmtool_lix go to the disasmtool_lix directory and run `make`. The results will be in the bin directory in the disasmtool_lix/build directory.
 
 ## Decoding instructions
diff --git a/bdshemu/Makefile b/bdshemu/Makefile
index 5fe016f..0564447 100644
--- a/bdshemu/Makefile
+++ b/bdshemu/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SRC_FILES := bdshemu.c
 
 OBJECTS := $(SRC_FILES:.c=.o)
 
-INCLUDES := -I. -I../inc -I../bddisasm/include -I../inc/bdshemu
+INCLUDES := -I. -I../inc -I../bddisasm/include
 
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),)
 	PLATFORM := x64
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ clean: clean_lib_file clean_int_dir clean_dep_dir
 install: all
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/
 	install -m 644 $(OUT_DIR)/$(LIB_NAME) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/
-	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/include/bddisasm/bdshemu/
-	cp -r ../inc/bdshemu/* $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/include/bddisasm/bdshemu/
\ No newline at end of file
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/include/bddisasm/
+	cp -r ../inc/bdshemu.h $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/include/bddisasm/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bdshemu/bdshemu.c b/bdshemu/bdshemu.c
index 991ac5a..3317cea 100644
--- a/bdshemu/bdshemu.c
+++ b/bdshemu/bdshemu.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "nd_crt.h"
 #include "bddisasm.h"
-#include "bdshemu/bdshemu.h"
+#include "bdshemu.h"
 
 
 //
diff --git a/bdshemu/bdshemu.vcxproj b/bdshemu/bdshemu.vcxproj
index 8b8e939..d2b40e0 100644
--- a/bdshemu/bdshemu.vcxproj
+++ b/bdshemu/bdshemu.vcxproj
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="bdshemu.c" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\inc\bdshemu\bdshemu.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\inc\bdshemu.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/bdshemu/bdshemu.vcxproj.filters b/bdshemu/bdshemu.vcxproj.filters
index 626a3f0..ba58200 100644
--- a/bdshemu/bdshemu.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/bdshemu/bdshemu.vcxproj.filters
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\inc\bdshemu\bdshemu.h">
+    <ClInclude Include="..\inc\bdshemu.h">
       <Filter>Header Files\public</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/disasmtool/disasmtool.c b/disasmtool/disasmtool.c
index 4472f27..e15abcf 100644
--- a/disasmtool/disasmtool.c
+++ b/disasmtool/disasmtool.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 typedef uint64_t    QWORD, *PQWORD;
 
 // Main disasm header file.
-#include "bdshemu\bdshemu.h"
+#include "bdshemu.h"
 #include "bddisasm.h"
 
 
diff --git a/disasmtool_lix/CMakeLists.txt b/disasmtool_lix/CMakeLists.txt
index 17ea8d8..b937996 100644
--- a/disasmtool_lix/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/disasmtool_lix/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ endif()
 
 include_directories(
   ${DISASM_DIRECTORY}/inc
-  ${DISASM_DIRECTORY}/inc/bdshemu
   ${DISASM_DIRECTORY}/bddisasm/include
   )
 
diff --git a/inc/bdshemu/bdshemu.h b/inc/bdshemu.h
similarity index 99%
rename from inc/bdshemu/bdshemu.h
rename to inc/bdshemu.h
index 06eea39..31080af 100644
--- a/inc/bdshemu/bdshemu.h
+++ b/inc/bdshemu.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define BDSHEMU_H
 
 
-#include "../bddisasm.h"
+#include "bddisasm.h"
 
 
 //
diff --git a/libbddisasm.pc.in b/libbddisasm.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a0ff8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libbddisasm.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+dir_prefix=@DEST_DIR@
+lib=@LIB_DIR@
+include=@INC_DIR@
+data_dir=@DATA_DIR@
+
+prefix=${dir_prefix}
+lib_dir=${dir_prefix}/${lib}
+include_dir=${dir_prefix}/${include}
+
+datarootdir=${dir_prefix}/${data_dir}
+pkgdatadir=${datarootdir}/bddisasm
+
+Name: bddisasm
+Description: "Bitdefender x86 instruction decoder and shellcode emulator"
+URL: https://github.com/bitdefender/bddisasm
+Version: @PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR@.@PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR@.@PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH@
+
+Libs: -L${lib_dir} @PRIVATE_LIBS@
+Cflags: -I${include_dir}
diff --git a/project-meta-info.in b/project-meta-info.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a56c711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project-meta-info.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# project-meta-info.in
+
+set(project_description "Bitdefender x86 instruction decoder and emulator")