diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e83f82e..dc4c4f7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ compile_commands.json
 CTestTestfile.cmake
 _deps
 
+
+build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16fc8f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+
+project(LangInterpreter)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
+find_package(Catch2 2 REQUIRED)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall")
+
+# add_executable(interpreter_tests tests/tests.cpp)
+# target_link_libraries(tests PRIVATE Catch2::Catch2WithMain)
+
+# add_executable(lang_interpreter src/main.cpp)
+