diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 319e6df81..b937d95fb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,3 +44,6 @@ docs/build/
 # VSCode / clangd IntelliSense
 .vscode/
 .cache/
+
+# CLion / IDEA
+.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index aa81524d4..58b1e3498 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ endif()
 # Installation
 # ============
 
+OPTION(XSIMD_SKIP_INSTALL "Skip installation or not. By default it is OFF" OFF)
+if(${XSIMD_SKIP_INSTALL})
+    return() # skip installation
+endif ()
+
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 include(JoinPaths)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)