diff --git a/data/build.jam b/data/build.jam
index c88b8f5..7f89ab5 100644
--- a/data/build.jam
+++ b/data/build.jam
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ local meson_build_header_join_str = ",
 # ----
 
 project('Lyra','cpp',
-	version: '1.6',
+	version: '1.6.1',
 	default_options : ['cpp_std=c++11', 'cpp_eh=none', 'b_lto=true', 'warning_level=3'],
 	license: 'BSL-1.0')
 
@@ -88,15 +88,25 @@ $(lyra_headers_relative:J=$(meson_build_header_join_str))
 "
 ]
 
-inc_dir = [include_directories('include')]
-
-lyra_lib = shared_library('lyra',
-	sources : src,
-	include_directories: inc_dir,
-	install: true,
-	install_dir : '/usr/lib')
-
-lyra_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories: inc_dir, link_with: lyra_lib)
+fs = import('fs')
+foreach header : src
+	# use substring to drop `include/` prefix
+	install_headers(header, subdir : fs.parent(header.substring(8)))
+endforeach
+
+inc_dir = include_directories('include')
+
+lyra_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories: inc_dir)
+
+pkg = import('pkgconfig')
+pkg.generate(
+	subdirs : 'lyra',
+	filebase : 'lyra',
+	version : meson.project_version(),
+	name : meson.project_name(),
+	description : 'A simple to use, composing, header only, command line arguments parser for C++ 11 and beyond.',
+	url: 'https://github.com/bfgroup/Lyra',
+)
 " ;
 
 .meson_build_file = $(.meson_build_file:J=) ;
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index aace962..e44a500 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # ----
 
 project('Lyra','cpp',
-	version: '1.6',
+	version: '1.6.1',
 	default_options : ['cpp_std=c++11', 'cpp_eh=none', 'b_lto=true', 'warning_level=3'],
 	license: 'BSL-1.0')
 
@@ -68,12 +68,22 @@ src = [
 	'include/lyra/version.hpp'
 ]
 
-inc_dir = [include_directories('include')]
+fs = import('fs')
+foreach header : src
+	# use substring to drop `include/` prefix
+	install_headers(header, subdir : fs.parent(header.substring(8)))
+endforeach
 
-lyra_lib = shared_library('lyra',
-	sources : src,
-	include_directories: inc_dir,
-	install: true,
-	install_dir : '/usr/lib')
+inc_dir = include_directories('include')
 
-lyra_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories: inc_dir, link_with: lyra_lib)
+lyra_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories: inc_dir)
+
+pkg = import('pkgconfig')
+pkg.generate(
+	subdirs : 'lyra',
+	filebase : 'lyra',
+	version : meson.project_version(),
+	name : meson.project_name(),
+	description : 'A simple to use, composing, header only, command line arguments parser for C++ 11 and beyond.',
+	url: 'https://github.com/bfgroup/Lyra',
+)