diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8b04cd9..a877eb5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@
 *.app
 
 # Build files
-build/
\ No newline at end of file
+build/
+.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e841582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+find_program(CMAKE_C_COMPILER NAMES $ENV{CC} gcc PATHS ENV PATH NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+find_program(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER NAMES $ENV{CXX} g++ PATHS ENV PATH NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+project(owo)
+add_executable(owo src/main.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(owo)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2596cdf..8b7330e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ $ ./owo -o output.txt "Hello, world!"
 ```
 
 ## Building
-to build the program, you will need a c++ compiler. I have no idea what im doing with cmake so this uses a very basic make file that is made to build the linux and windows binaries.
-If you are on windows, good luck. I have no clue how to setup g++ on windows. I would recommend using WSL or a VM. If you are on linux, you can build the program with the following commands 
-(assuming you have g++ installed):
 ```bash
+$ cmake . -B build
+$ cd build && make
 $ make
-$ build/owo "Hello, world!"
+$ ./owo "Hello, world!"
 hewwo, wowld!
 ```