diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 7db97b2183b851cca90e21bba336974d9fe10eda..e55324b4e67b02bea0a67854214d2576986ca490 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 # M.Frank, CERN, 2015:  Adapt to new cmake scripts
 #==========================================================================
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3 FATAL_ERROR)
+
+project( DD4hep_Examples )
+
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Enable and build tests" ON)
 option(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH "Build with rpath on macos" ON)
 #