diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-single-platform.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-single-platform.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fb975bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-single-platform.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# This starter workflow is for a CMake project running on a single platform. There is a different starter workflow if you need cross-platform coverage.
+# See: https://github.com/actions/starter-workflows/blob/main/ci/cmake-multi-platform.yml
+name: linenoise
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+    tags: [ "v*" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+env:
+  # Customize the CMake build type here (Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo, etc.)
+  BUILD_TYPE: Release
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    # The CMake configure and build commands are platform agnostic and should work equally well on Windows or Mac.
+    # You can convert this to a matrix build if you need cross-platform coverage.
+    # See: https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/learn-github-actions/managing-complex-workflows#using-a-build-matrix
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Configure CMake
+      # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory. `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.
+      # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.html?highlight=cmake_build_type
+      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+
+    - name: Build
+      # Build your program with the given configuration
+      run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+
+    - name: Test
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      # Execute tests defined by the CMake configuration.
+      # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/ctest.1.html for more detail
+      run: ctest -C ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+
+  release:
+    # Creates binary packages
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ build ] 
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/releng' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    steps:
+      - name: Define the release name
+        id: release_name
+        run: |
+          if [ ${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//} != ${GITHUB_REF} ]; then
+             echo "RELEASE_NAME=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          elif [ ${GITHUB_REF/refs\/heads\//} = "releng" ]; then
+             echo "RELEASE_NAME=releng" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+             echo "RELEASE_NAME=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/heads\//}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi          
+      - name: Create release with releng image
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/releng'
+        uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@v1.2.1"
+        with:
+          repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          automatic_release_tag: "latest"
+          prerelease: true
+          draft: true
+          title: "Prerelease"
+          files: linenoise-${{ steps.release_name.outputs.RELEASE_NAME }}-*.zip
+
+      - name: Create release with release image
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@v1.2.1"
+        with:
+          repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          automatic_release_tag: ${{ steps.release_name.outputs.RELEASE_NAME }}
+          prerelease: false
+          draft: true
+          title: ${{ steps.release_name.outputs.RELEASE_NAME }}
+          files: linenoise-${{ steps.release_name.outputs.RELEASE_NAME }}-*.zip
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c44db863..2d0fd521 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ linenoise-example
 linenoise-test
 *.dSYM
 history.txt
+build/
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c871ea33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
+project (LINENOISE DESCRIPTION "A shell library")
+
+# Configuration specific to being the main project
+if(PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME)
+    set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
+    set(LINENOISE_NOT_SUBPROJECT ON)
+endif(PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME)
+
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+    message("Building ${PROJECT_NAME} in ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} build.")
+elseif(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "No build type specified. Use -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=[DEBUG|RELEASE] to specify.")
+endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+
+option(LINENOISE_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" OFF)
+option(LINENOISE_BUILD_TESTS "Build unit tests" OFF)
+
+# set the version of our library
+# MAJOR, is significant breaking changes, MINOR, is when we might have changed signatures of existing functions, PATCH, is just bug fixes and no breaking changes
+set(LINENOISE_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
+set(LINENOISE_VERSION_MINOR 0)
+set(LINENOISE_VERSION_PATCH 1)
+set(LINENOISE_VERSION_STRING ${LINENOISE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${LINENOISE_VERSION_MINOR}.${LINENOISE_VERSION_PATCH})
+
+file(GLOB LINENOISE_SOURCE_FILES "linenoise.c")
+file(GLOB LINENOISE_HEADER_FILES "linenoise.h")
+
+set(LINENOISE_SOURCES ${LINENOISE_SOURCE_FILES})
+set(LINENOISE_HEADERS ${LINENOISE_HEADER_FILES})
+
+# where the library will be built to
+set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libs)
+
+add_library(linenoise SHARED ${LINENOISE_SOURCES} ${LINENOISE_HEADERS})
+target_link_libraries(linenoise)
+
+target_include_directories(linenoise PUBLIC ".")
+# sets the shared library version
+# http://cmake.3232098.n2.nabble.com/Version-in-name-of-shared-library-td7581530.html
+set_target_properties(linenoise PROPERTIES VERSION ${LINENOISE_VERSION_STRING} SOVERSION ${LINENOISE_VERSION_MAJOR})
+set_target_properties(linenoise PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE C)
+
+# create pkg-config files for configuration in non-cmake projects
+# configure_file(linenoise.pc.in linenoise.pc @ONLY)
+
+# only offer install option if they compiled with release mode
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "^(RELEASE|Release)")
+	# adds the 'make install' targets to copy the shared library to /usr/local/lib/ directory
+	install(TARGETS linenoise DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} )
+	# adds all the relevant headers to /usr/local/include/gphoto2pp when ``make install`` is executed
+	install(FILES ${LINENOISE_HEADERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/linenoise )
+	# install the pkg-config config to system folder
+	install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/linenoise.pc DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/pkgconfig)
+endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "^(RELEASE|Release)")
+
+if(LINENOISE_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+    message(STATUS "Building examples")
+    add_executable(example example.c)
+    target_link_libraries(example linenoise)
+endif(LINENOISE_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+
+if(LINENOISE_BUILD_TESTS)
+    message(STATUS "Building tests")
+    add_subdirectory(test)
+endif(LINENOISE_BUILD_TESTS)
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9688de30..80653e77 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-all: linenoise-example linenoise-test
-
-linenoise-example: linenoise.h linenoise.c example.c
-	$(CC) -Wall -W -Os -g -o linenoise-example linenoise.c example.c
-
-linenoise-test: linenoise-test.c linenoise-example
-	$(CC) -Wall -W -Os -g -o linenoise-test linenoise-test.c
-
-test: linenoise-test linenoise-example
-	./linenoise-test
-
-clean:
-	rm -f linenoise-example linenoise-test
+all: linenoise-example linenoise-test
+
+linenoise-example: linenoise.h linenoise.c example.c
+	$(CC) -Wall -W -Os -g -o linenoise-example linenoise.c example.c
+
+linenoise-test: linenoise-test.c linenoise-example
+	$(CC) -Wall -W -Os -g -o linenoise-test linenoise-test.c
+
+test: linenoise-test linenoise-example
+	./linenoise-test
+
+clean:
+	rm -f linenoise-example linenoise-test
diff --git a/Testing/Temporary/CTestCostData.txt b/Testing/Temporary/CTestCostData.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed97d539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Testing/Temporary/CTestCostData.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+---
diff --git a/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log b/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..091c42a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Start testing: May 15 10:03 WEST
+----------------------------------------------------------
+End testing: May 15 10:03 WEST
diff --git a/linenoise.pc.in b/linenoise.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7919c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linenoise.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
+exec_prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@
+includedir=${prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@
+
+Name: @PROJECT_NAME@
+Description: @PROJECT_DESCRIPTION@
+Version: @LINENOISE_VERSION_STRING@
+
+Requires:
+Libs: -L${libdir}
+Cflags: -I${includedir}
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diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9232c88d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+enable_testing()
+
+# testing binary
+add_executable(c_test_1 test_1.c)
+target_link_libraries(c_test_1 linenoise)
+
+add_test (NAME c_test_1 COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:c_test_1>)
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diff --git a/test/test_1.c b/test/test_1.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81cf2236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <linenoise.h>
+
+int main() {
+    return 0;
+}
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