diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a5797aa52c6e5d93fcaa51f213f99580ab292fd..839feb0c9e28ab72a53aa4ba4d8744f7a1818e46 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -225,6 +225,13 @@ install(DIRECTORY cmake
   PATTERN ".svn" EXCLUDE
   )
 
+#--- enable CPack --------------------------------------------
+
+option(ENABLE_CPACK "Whether or not to use cpack config" OFF)
+if(ENABLE_CPACK)
+  include(cmake/DD4hepCPack.cmake)
+endif()
+
 ###############################
 # Dispaly final configuration #
 ###############################
diff --git a/cmake/DD4hepCPack.cmake b/cmake/DD4hepCPack.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3dcf3f4d6909f55831b95df3f2e7d95ba92a4a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/DD4hepCPack.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "dd4hep")
+set(CPACK_SET_DESTDIR TRUE)
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/AIDASoft/dd4hep")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "Detector Description Toolkit for HEP")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY ${CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "AIDASoft")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${dd4hep_VERSION})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR ${DD4hep_VERSION_MAJOR})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${DD4hep_VERSION_PATCH})
+
+# required fields for .deb
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "dd4hep@cern.ch")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE ${CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL})
+
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md")
+set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE")
+set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md")
+
+#--- source package settings ---------------------------------------------------
+set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES
+    ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}
+    "~$"
+    "/.git/"
+    "/\\\\\\\\.git/"
+    "/#"
+)
+set(CPACK_SOURCE_STRIP_FILES "")
+
+#--- translate buildtype -------------------------------------------------------
+string( TOLOWER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" buildtype_lower )
+if(buildtype_lower STREQUAL "release")
+  set(HSF_BUILDTYPE "opt")
+elseif(buildtype_lower STREQUAL "debug")
+  set(HSF_BUILDTYPE "dbg")
+elseif(buildtype_lower STREQUAL "relwithbebinfo")
+  set(HSF_BUILDTYPE "owd")
+endif()
+
+
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE True)
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "DD4hep_${DD4hep_VERSION_MAJOR}.${DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR}.${DD4hep_VERSION_PATCH}")
+
+include(CPack)