diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cfa44e1..8dfd322 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
 
 project( snoretoast VERSION 0.5.99)
 
+
+option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Whether to build the examples" ON)
+
 include(GenerateExportHeader)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 
 add_subdirectory(data)
 add_subdirectory(src)
-add_subdirectory(examples)
+
+if (BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+    add_subdirectory(examples)
+endif()