diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+project(scorep_bindings)
+
+message(AUTHOR_WARNING
+  "CMake is only useful to develop this project, no support is provided."
+  "To install the module properly use pip. See the Readme for details.")
+
+list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
+
+find_package(Scorep REQUIRED)
+find_package(Python REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
+
+Python_add_library(scorep_bindings src/scorep.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(scorep_bindings PRIVATE Scorep::Scorep)
+target_compile_features(scorep_bindings PRIVATE cxx_std_11)
+
+set(INSTALL_DIR "lib/python${Python_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Python_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages")
+
+install(DIRECTORY scorep DESTINATION ${INSTALL_DIR})
+install(TARGETS scorep_bindings DESTINATION ${INSTALL_DIR}/scorep)
diff --git a/cmake/FindScorep.cmake b/cmake/FindScorep.cmake
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+# Copyright (c) 2016, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted
+# provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions
+#    and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions
+#    and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+#    distribution.
+#
+# 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse
+#    or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
+# CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+# DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER
+# IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
+# THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+IF(SCOREP_CONFIG_PATH)
+    FIND_PROGRAM(SCOREP_CONFIG NAMES scorep-config
+        PATHS
+        ${SCOREP_CONFIG_PATH}
+        /opt/scorep/bin
+    )
+ELSE(SCOREP_CONFIG_PATH)
+    FIND_PROGRAM(SCOREP_CONFIG NAMES scorep-config
+        PATHS
+        /opt/scorep/bin
+    )
+ENDIF(SCOREP_CONFIG_PATH)
+
+IF(NOT SCOREP_CONFIG)
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "no scorep-config found")
+    set(SCOREP_FOUND false)
+ELSE(NOT SCOREP_CONFIG)
+
+    message(STATUS "SCOREP library found. (using ${SCOREP_CONFIG})")
+
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${SCOREP_CONFIG} "--user" "--cppflags" OUTPUT_VARIABLE SCOREP_CONFIG_FLAGS)
+
+    string(REGEX MATCHALL "-I[^ ]*" SCOREP_CONFIG_INCLUDES "${SCOREP_CONFIG_FLAGS}")
+    foreach(inc ${SCOREP_CONFIG_INCLUDES})
+        string(SUBSTRING ${inc} 2 -1 inc)
+        list(APPEND SCOREP_INCLUDE_DIRS ${inc})
+    endforeach()
+
+    string(REGEX MATCHALL "(^| +)-[^I][^ ]*" SCOREP_CONFIG_CXXFLAGS "${SCOREP_CONFIG_FLAGS}")
+    foreach(flag ${SCOREP_CONFIG_CXXFLAGS})
+        string(STRIP ${flag} flag)
+        list(APPEND SCOREP_CXX_FLAGS ${flag})
+    endforeach()
+
+    unset(SCOREP_CONFIG_FLAGS)
+    unset(SCOREP_CONFIG_INCLUDES)
+    unset(SCOREP_CONFIG_CXXFLAGS)
+
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${SCOREP_CONFIG} "--user" "--ldflags" OUTPUT_VARIABLE _LINK_LD_ARGS)
+    STRING( REPLACE " " ";" _LINK_LD_ARGS ${_LINK_LD_ARGS} )
+    FOREACH( _ARG ${_LINK_LD_ARGS} )
+        IF(${_ARG} MATCHES "^-L")
+            STRING(REGEX REPLACE "^-L" "" _ARG ${_ARG})
+            SET(SCOREP_LINK_DIRS ${SCOREP_LINK_DIRS} ${_ARG})
+        ENDIF(${_ARG} MATCHES "^-L")
+    ENDFOREACH(_ARG)
+
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${SCOREP_CONFIG} "--user" "--libs" OUTPUT_VARIABLE _LINK_LD_ARGS)
+    STRING( REPLACE " " ";" _LINK_LD_ARGS ${_LINK_LD_ARGS} )
+    FOREACH( _ARG ${_LINK_LD_ARGS} )
+        IF(${_ARG} MATCHES "^-l")
+            STRING(REGEX REPLACE "^-l" "" _ARG ${_ARG})
+            FIND_LIBRARY(_SCOREP_LIB_FROM_ARG NAMES ${_ARG}
+                PATHS
+                ${SCOREP_LINK_DIRS}
+            )
+            IF(_SCOREP_LIB_FROM_ARG)
+                SET(SCOREP_LIBRARIES ${SCOREP_LIBRARIES} ${_SCOREP_LIB_FROM_ARG})
+            ENDIF(_SCOREP_LIB_FROM_ARG)
+            UNSET(_SCOREP_LIB_FROM_ARG CACHE)
+        ENDIF(${_ARG} MATCHES "^-l")
+    ENDFOREACH(_ARG)
+
+    set(SCOREP_FOUND true)
+ENDIF(NOT SCOREP_CONFIG)
+
+include (FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(
+    Scorep DEFAULT_MSG
+    SCOREP_CONFIG
+    SCOREP_LIBRARIES
+    SCOREP_INCLUDE_DIRS
+)
+
+add_library(Scorep::Scorep INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+set_target_properties(Scorep::Scorep PROPERTIES
+    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${SCOREP_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+    INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${SCOREP_LIBRARIES}"
+)
+
+add_library(Scorep::Plugin INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+set_target_properties(Scorep::Plugin PROPERTIES
+    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${SCOREP_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+)
+
+mark_as_advanced(SCOREP_CONFIG)