diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b88ffcb..14ed05a0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,18 +26,26 @@ set(SELF_LIB xo_unit)
 xo_add_headeronly_library(${SELF_LIB})
 xo_install_library4(${SELF_LIB} ${PROJECT_NAME}Targets)
 xo_export_cmake_config(${PROJECT_NAME} ${PROJECT_VERSION} ${PROJECT_NAME}Targets)
+xo_headeronly_dependency(${SELF_LIB} xo_flatstring)
+xo_headeronly_dependency(${SELF_LIB} xo_ratio)
+
+if (XO_ENABLE_EXAMPLES)
+    install(TARGETS xo_unit_ex1    DESTINATION bin/xo/example)
+    install(TARGETS xo_unit_ex2    DESTINATION bin/xo/example)
+    install(TARGETS xo_unit_ex3    DESTINATION bin/xo/example)
+    install(TARGETS xo_unit_ex4    DESTINATION bin/xo/example)
+    install(TARGETS xo_unit_ex5    DESTINATION bin/xo/example)
+    install(TARGETS xo_unit_ex6    DESTINATION bin/xo/example)
+    install(TARGETS xo_unit_ex7    DESTINATION bin/xo/example)
+    install(TARGETS xo_unit_ex8    DESTINATION bin/xo/example)
+    install(TARGETS xo_unit_ex_qty DESTINATION bin/xo/example)
+    install(TARGETS xo_unit_ex_su  DESTINATION bin/xo/example)
+endif()
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
-# docs targets depend on all the other library/utest targets
+# docs targets depend on all the other library/utest targets,
+# must come after them
 #
 add_subdirectory(docs)
 
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------
-# dependencies
-
-# for some reason,  this doesn't reliably bring in xo_flatstring dependency
-xo_headeronly_dependency(${SELF_LIB} xo_flatstring)
-xo_headeronly_dependency(${SELF_LIB} xo_ratio)
-# etc..
-
 # end CMakeLists.txt