diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b2f6089..d997097 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ project(nanobench LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 # determine whether this is a standalone project or included by other projects
 set(NANOBENCH_STANDALONE_PROJECT OFF)
-if (CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
-    set(NANOBENCH_STANDALONE_PROJECT ON)
-endif()
 
 if (NANOBENCH_STANDALONE_PROJECT)
     set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON) # generate compile_commands.json
@@ -131,4 +128,6 @@ else()
     add_library(nanobench::nanobench ALIAS nanobench)
     set_property(TARGET nanobench PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
     target_include_directories(nanobench PUBLIC ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/include)
+    install(TARGETS nanobench LIBRARY DESTINATION lib)
+    install(FILES src/include/nanobench.h DESTINATION include)
 endif()