diff --git a/src/core/io/writer/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/io/writer/CMakeLists.txt
index e677ba273a8..42b96c96af9 100644
--- a/src/core/io/writer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/io/writer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ target_include_directories(H5mdCore SYSTEM PUBLIC
 
 add_dependencies(H5mdCore EspressoConfig)
 target_include_directories(H5mdCore PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/core ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/core)
+install(TARGETS H5mdCore LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR})
 endif()