diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bac2c3b..9e0cbbf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ aasdk_proto/*.pb.h
 Makefile
 cmake_install.cmake
 install_manifest.txt
+build/**
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..487bff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "Clean",
+            "command": "sudo rm -R build",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "args": [],
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$tsc"
+            ],
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "always"
+            },
+            "group": "build"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Build",
+            "command": "mkdir build;cd build;cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "args": [],
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$tsc"
+            ],
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "always"
+            },
+            "group": "build"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Create DEB Package",
+            "command": "cd build;cpack --config CPackConfig.cmake",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "args": [],
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$tsc"
+            ],
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "always"
+            },
+            "group": "build"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Create DEB SRC Package",
+            "command": "cd build;cpack --config CPackSourceConfig.cmake",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "args": [],
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$tsc"
+            ],
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "always"
+            },
+            "group": "build"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f895c0d..8309bc0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5.1)
 set (AASDK_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set (AASDK_VERSION_MINOR 1)
 set (AASDK_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+project(aasdk
+VERSION ${AASDK_VERSION_MAJOR}.${AASDK_VERSION_MINOR}.${AASDK_VERSION_PATCH}
+LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 find_program(CCACHE_PROGRAM ccache)
 if(CCACHE_PROGRAM)
     set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE "${CCACHE_PROGRAM}")
 endif()
 
-project(aasdk CXX)
-
 set(base_directory ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 set(sources_directory ${base_directory}/src)
 
@@ -85,8 +86,8 @@ set(AASDK_VERSION_STRING ${AASDK_VERSION_MAJOR}.${AASDK_VERSION_MINOR}.${AASDK_V
 set_target_properties(aasdk PROPERTIES VERSION ${AASDK_VERSION_STRING}
                                           SOVERSION ${AASDK_VERSION_MAJOR})
 
-install(TARGETS aasdk DESTINATION lib)
-install(DIRECTORY include/aasdk DESTINATION include)
+install(TARGETS aasdk DESTINATION lib COMPONENT libraries)
+install(DIRECTORY include/aasdk DESTINATION include COMPONENT headers)
 
 if(AASDK_TEST)
     add_executable(aasdk_ut
@@ -105,3 +106,26 @@ if(AASDK_TEST)
         setup_target_for_coverage(NAME aasdk_coverage EXECUTABLE aasdk_ut DEPENDENCIES aasdk_ut)
     endif(AASDK_CODE_COVERAGE)
 endif(AASDK_TEST)
+SET(CPACK_GENERATOR "DEB")
+SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "AASDK") #required
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "AASDK") 
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_FILE_NAME DEB-DEFAULT)
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libusb-1.0-0,libboost-all-dev,libssl-dev,libprotobuf-dev")
+set(CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL libraries headers Unspecified)
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_LIBRARIES_DISPLAY_NAME "Libraries")
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_HEADERS_DISPLAY_NAME "C++ Headers")
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_LIBRARIES_DESCRIPTION
+  "Static libraries used to build programs with AASDK")
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_HEADERS_DESCRIPTION
+  "C/C++ header files for use with AASDK")
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_LIBRARIES_GROUP "Development")
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_HEADERS_GROUP "Development")
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_GROUP_DEVELOPMENT_EXPANDED ON)
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_GROUP_DEVELOPMENT_DESCRIPTION
+  "All of the tools you'll ever need to develop software")
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_HEADERS_DEPENDS libraries)
+set(CPACK_ALL_INSTALL_TYPES Full Developer)
+set(CPACK_INSTALL_TYPE_FULL_DISPLAY_NAME "Everything")
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_LIBRARIES_INSTALL_TYPES Developer Full)
+set(CPACK_COMPONENT_HEADERS_INSTALL_TYPES Developer Full)
+INCLUDE(CPack)