diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 22408ff66..6e08519e9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ set(NLOHMANN_JSON_CMAKE_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE "${NLOHMANN_JSON_CMAKE_CONFIG_DIR}/$
 
 if (JSON_MultipleHeaders)
     set(NLOHMANN_JSON_INCLUDE_BUILD_DIR "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/")
+    message(STATUS "Using the multi-header code from ${NLOHMANN_JSON_INCLUDE_BUILD_DIR}")
 else()
     set(NLOHMANN_JSON_INCLUDE_BUILD_DIR "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/single_include/")
+    message(STATUS "Using the single-header code from ${NLOHMANN_JSON_INCLUDE_BUILD_DIR}")
 endif()
 
 ##
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1cfa5101b..18a5bdb32 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ all:
 	@echo "pedantic_clang - run Clang with maximal warning flags"
 	@echo "pedantic_gcc - run GCC with maximal warning flags"
 	@echo "pretty - beautify code with Artistic Style"
+	@echo "run_benchmarks - build and run benchmarks"
 
 ##########################################################################
 # unit tests
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ check-fast:
 clean:
 	rm -fr json_unit json_benchmarks fuzz fuzz-testing *.dSYM test/*.dSYM
 	rm -fr benchmarks/files/numbers/*.json
-	rm -fr build_coverage
+	rm -fr build_coverage build_benchmarks
 	$(MAKE) clean -Cdoc
 	$(MAKE) clean -Ctest
 
@@ -188,6 +189,16 @@ pedantic_gcc:
 		-Wuseless-cast \
 		-Wvariadic-macros"
 
+##########################################################################
+# benchmarks
+##########################################################################
+
+run_benchmarks:
+	mkdir build_benchmarks
+	cd build_benchmarks ; cmake ../benchmarks
+	cd build_benchmarks ; make
+	cd build_benchmarks ; ./json_benchmarks
+
 ##########################################################################
 # fuzzing
 ##########################################################################