diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f654d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+build/
+.idea/
+cmake-build-debug/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+project(ThreadPoolDemo LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
+add_executable(tp_main example.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(tp_main PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be3d25a..404f37a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,3 +15,29 @@ auto result = pool.enqueue([](int answer) { return answer; }, 42);
 std::cout << result.get() << std::endl;
 
 ```
+## Build with CMake
+
+This project includes a `CMakeLists.txt` for easy cross-platform building.
+
+### Requirements
+
+- C++11 compatible compiler (GCC 5+, Clang 3.3+, MSVC 2015+)
+- CMake 3.10 or higher
+
+### Build & Run
+
+```bash
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake ..
+cmake --build .
+./tp_main
+```
+
+### Direct Compilation (Linux/macOS)
+
+```bash
+g++ -std=c++11 -pthread example.cpp -o tp_main && ./tp_main
+```
+
+---