diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index cccf8ed6c..f723aadcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           options: CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{ matrix.cxx_standard }}
         
+
+  cmake-no-install:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: build without installation
+        uses: threeal/cmake-action@v2.0.0
+        with:
+          options: CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11 JSONCPP_WITH_INSTALL=OFF
+
+      - name: verify nothing is installed
+        run: |
+          install_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+          DESTDIR="$install_dir" cmake --install build
+          installed_files="$(find "$install_dir" -mindepth 1 -print -quit)"
+          test -z "$installed_files"
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d977b71c..4ed9003c7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ option(JSONCPP_WITH_STRICT_ISO "Issue all the warnings demanded by strict ISO C
 option(JSONCPP_WITH_PKGCONFIG_SUPPORT "Generate and install .pc files" ON)
 option(JSONCPP_WITH_CMAKE_PACKAGE "Generate and install cmake package files" ON)
 option(JSONCPP_WITH_EXAMPLE "Compile JsonCpp example" OFF)
-option(JSONCPP_WITH_INSTALL "Include JsonCpp header and binaries in the install target" ON)
+option(JSONCPP_WITH_INSTALL "Include JsonCpp files in the install target" ON)
 option(JSONCPP_STATIC_WINDOWS_RUNTIME "Use static (MT/MTd) Windows runtime" OFF)
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build jsoncpp_lib as a shared library." ON)
 option(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS "Build jsoncpp_lib as a static library." ON)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ if(JSONCPP_WITH_WARNING_AS_ERROR)
     use_compilation_warning_as_error()
 endif()
 
-if(JSONCPP_WITH_PKGCONFIG_SUPPORT)
+if(JSONCPP_WITH_INSTALL AND JSONCPP_WITH_PKGCONFIG_SUPPORT)
     include(JoinPaths)
 
     join_paths(libdir_for_pc_file "\${exec_prefix}" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ if(JSONCPP_WITH_PKGCONFIG_SUPPORT)
         DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig")
 endif()
 
-if(JSONCPP_WITH_CMAKE_PACKAGE)
+if(JSONCPP_WITH_INSTALL AND JSONCPP_WITH_CMAKE_PACKAGE)
     include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
     install(EXPORT jsoncpp
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/jsoncpp