diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c21cf6ba..a814a331 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Version 56:
 * Try harder to find Boost (cmake)
 * Reset error codes
 * More basic_parser tests
+* Add an INTERFACE cmake target
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 19cf2820..6028e2cc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5.2)
 
-project (Beast)
+project (Beast VERSION 56)
 
 set_property (GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 
@@ -129,6 +129,24 @@ elseif ("${VARIANT}" STREQUAL "release")
 
 endif()
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Library interface
+#
+
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY})
+if (NOT MSVC)
+    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE Threads::Threads)
+endif()
+target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE BOOST_COROUTINES_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNING=1)
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Tests and examples
+#
+
 include_directories (.)
 include_directories (extras)
 include_directories (include)