diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ef3332..2f3df73 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 project(osmpbf VERSION 1.5.0)
 
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 # This is needed for the protobuf_generate_cpp() function to work on newer