diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index be7cf27..2d499ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ add_executable(conan-gui ${win_app_flag}  src/main.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(conan-gui PRIVATE conangui::core conangui::qt)
 
 # Installation ##########################################
-install(TARGETS conan-gui DESTINATION . )
+install(TARGETS conan-gui DESTINATION . COMPONENT applications)
 
-install(SCRIPT deploy/deploy_qt.cmake) 
+install(SCRIPT deploy/deploy_qt.cmake ) 
+install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/qt_deploy/ DESTINATION . COMPONENT applications)
 
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_DESTINATION .)
+set(CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_COMPONENT applications)
 include(InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
 
 # test ###################################################
@@ -70,3 +72,37 @@ conangui_add_test(
   COV
   src
   interfaces)
+
+#
+# CPACK macros below here
+#
+set (CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
+set (CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "davidtazy")
+set (CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "desktop interface on conan")
+set (CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "0.0.0")
+set (CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "0")
+set (CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "0")
+set (CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
+set (CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION})
+
+set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/license")
+set(CPACK_NSIS_MUI_ICON "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/logo-conan.ico")
+
+# Define components and their display names
+set (CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL applications )
+set (CPACK_COMPONENT_APPLICATIONS_DISPLAY_NAME "conan-gui Applications")
+
+# Human readable component descriptions
+set (CPACK_COMPONENT_APPLICATIONS_DESCRIPTION
+  "desktop interface on conan")
+
+# Define groups
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_APPLICATIONS_GROUP "Runtime")
+
+
+# Define NSIS installation types
+set(CPACK_ALL_INSTALL_TYPES Full )
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_APPLICATIONS_INSTALL_TYPES Full)
+ 
+# Must be after the last CPACK macros
+include(CPack)
diff --git a/deploy/deploy_qt.cmake b/deploy/deploy_qt.cmake
index 9ac42ad..766ca9f 100644
--- a/deploy/deploy_qt.cmake
+++ b/deploy/deploy_qt.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-message("deploy qt binaries to  ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+message("deploy qt binaries to  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/qt_deploy")
 
 find_package(PythonInterp REQUIRED)
 
 execute_process(COMMAND 
-                  ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} deploy.py ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
+                  ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} deploy.py ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/qt_deploy
                 WORKING_DIRECTORY
                   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
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